Hyderabad, May 16 -- The Congress government in Telangana, doing procurement at an unprecedented pace, has achieved a record by procuring over 50 lakh metric tonnes of paddy in the ongoing Rabi (Yasangi) season as of May 15, 2025 - double the quantity procured during the same period under the previous BRS regime.
This was claimed by Civil Supplies Minister Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy during a high-level video conference with District Collectors and senior officials held at Dr B.R. Ambedkar Secretariat here on Friday.
Addressing the meeting, Uttam pointed out that in the Rabi 2022-23 season, paddy procurement stood at 25.35 LMT, which increased to 32.93 LMT in Rabi 2023-24. This year, in the ongoing Rabi 2024-25 season, procurement has reache...