Plans to deploy automated stackers, integrated cleaner-cum-bagging machinery at Telangana’s Paddy Procurement Centres
Telangana's Civil Supplies department is introducing automated stackers and integrated cleaning machinery at Paddy Procurement Centres to reduce manual labor dependency. The initiative aims to speed up procurement and logistics while addressing labor shortages.
Why it matters
Improving agricultural supply chain efficiency is critical for food security and reducing post-harvest losses in India's agrarian economy.
Telangana Civil Supplies department plans to deploy automated stackers and integrated cleaner-cum-bagging machinery at high-volume Paddy Procurement Centres (PPCs) to reduce dependency on manual labour, accelerate transport turnaround and minimize delays in procurement. Shortage of hamalis was one of the issues in delayed procurement of food grains in the previous procurement cycle.
Plans for mechanization of PPCs to address issues with manual labour and expedite the procurement process, prices of essential commodities were discussed at a high-level meeting chaired by Commissioner of Civil Supplies M. Stephen Raveendra and attended by K. Surendra Mohan, Secretary, Agriculture, and Rahul Raj, Managing Director, TG MARKFED, in Hyderabad on Wednesday (July 29).
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