Andhra to sell super-fine rice at ₹50 a kg, onions at ₹35, and pay MSP to move farmers off paddy
The Andhra Pradesh government is launching a plan to sell essential food items at subsidized prices and incentivize farmers to shift from paddy to alternative crops like pulses and oilseeds. The initiative aims to stabilize market prices and improve agricultural diversity through MSP procurement.
Why it matters
This policy shift impacts regional food security, inflation control, and the economic livelihoods of thousands of farmers.
Andhra Pradesh will sell super-fine rice at ₹50 a kg and onions at ₹35 a kg through special counters at Rythu Bazars, Agriculture Minister K. Atchannaidu said on Friday (September 25, 2026). The government has also drawn up a plan to shift 8.81 lakh hectares to pulses, maize and oilseeds this rabi, and will buy a fixed share of the harvest at the minimum support price (MSP).
The rice on offer would include the KNM and BPT varieties, Mr. Atchannaidu said. Chakki wheat flour would be supplied through the public distribution system at ₹27 a kg, and palm oil and red gram at subsidised prices.
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