India, April 30 -- Telangana Govt ready to spend over Rs 15,000 crore for historic paddy procurement: Uttam Kumar Reddy
Hyderabad, April 30 (INN): The Telangana Government is prepared to spend over Rs 15,000 crore to ensure the smooth and timely procurement of paddy during this Rabi season, in what is being described as one of the largest procurement operations in the country's history. Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister Capt. N Uttam Kumar Reddy and Agriculture Tummala Nageshwar Rao, who held a high-level video conference with all District Collectors on Wednesday, termed the paddy procurement programme the most important and prestigious initiative of the government for the next 15 to 20 days.
With a record Rabi cultivation spre...