Hyderabad: Telangana has achieved a brand new milestone in paddy procurement, with 8.54 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) bought to date through the Kharif 2025–26 season – greater than twice the three.94 LMT recorded on the similar time final yr.
Irrigation and Civil Provides Minister Capt. N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, together with Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, on Monday reviewed the progress with district collectors and civil provides officers by way of a video convention held by Chief Secretary S. Ramakrishna Rao from the Dr B.R. Ambedkar Secretariat. The ministers directed the officers to remain vigilant in view of any antagonistic climate situation and to counter misinformation about procurement.
The evaluate was attended by Civil Provides Commissioner Stephen Ravindra and different senior officers. Uttam Kumar Reddy stated Telangana had set an unprecedented document in each paddy manufacturing and procurement. “For the primary time in India, a state authorities has determined to buy 80 lakh tonnes of paddy in a single Kharif season. This achievement displays the power of Telangana’s agricultural ecosystem and the dedication of our authorities to farmers,” he stated.
He knowledgeable that 3.95 LMT of superb selection (sannalu) and 4.59 LMT of widespread selection (doddupaddy) had been procured to date. The variety of farmers promoting to authorities centres has practically doubled – from 55,493 final yr to 1,21,960 this yr.






