Hyderabad, May 9 -- The Union Ministry of Agriculture has set the procurement price for dry chillies in Telangana at Rs 10,374 per quintal under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS), Union Minister Kishan Reddy stated.

In a press release issued on Thursday, May 8, the minister explained that if farmers are forced to sell their produce in the open market at prices below this benchmark, the central government will compensate them for the difference.

The scheme is particularly significant for major chilli-producing districts in Telangana, including Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Jogulamba Gadwal, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Suryapet, Warangal, Hanumakonda, and Nagarkurnool.

Farmers in these regions have been struggling ...