AP Govt. has procured 8.22 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, says Minister

Civil Provides Minister Nadendla Manohar mentioned that the division has thus far procured 8.22 lakh Metric Tonnes (MT) of paddy and credited ₹1,713 crore into the financial institution accounts of farmers, making certain that farmers have obtained the Minimal Assist Costs (MSP) for his or her produce.

The YSRCP authorities had procured 3,33,155 MT in 2022-23 monetary 12 months, for which a sum of practically ₹680 crore was paid to the farmers, he famous.

Addressing the media right here on Thursday, Mr. Manohar mentioned paddy was being bought on the farm gates and cash was being deposited to the farmers’ accounts inside 4 to 6 hours.

He mentioned that the earlier authorities had left pending dues of ₹1,674 crore to farmers, which the NDA authorities has cleared regardless of monetary constraints. This season, paddy procurement in Krishna district alone reached a report 1.07 lakh MT and greater than 1 lakh MT was bought from the Godavari districts.

Solely 394 and 455 vans had been registered for the transportation of the grains in 2022-23 and 2023-24 respectively. Beneath the coalition authorities, 2,715 vans have been registered with the Transport Division.

​Transport arrears of ₹9 crore for the kharif and rabi seasons in Krishna, West Godavari, and Eluru districts have been cleared on Thursday.

Mr. Manohar mentioned 7.53 crore gunny baggage had been initially organized on the Farmer Service Facilities (RBKs) and an extra 1 lakh baggage had been made obtainable following directions of the Chief Minister. Efforts had been on to acquire 51 lakh MT of paddy as per the Central authorities norms.

The federal government was providing a help worth of ₹1,792 per 75 kg bag and it was geared as much as purchase the complete yield primarily based on e-Crop bookings and gave a precedence to buying positive high quality rice for the mid-day meal scheme, he added.