Telangana achieves record paddy procurement of 1.47 crore tonnes in 2025-26
Telangana has achieved a record paddy procurement of 1.47 crore tonnes for the 2025-26 season, despite challenges with central government lifting limits. The state government utilized significant budget allocations and bank loans to support farmers after the Centre restricted procurement.
Why it matters
This reflects the ongoing tension between state-level agricultural support and central government fiscal policies in India's food security framework.
Telangana has procured a record quantity of 147 lakh tonnes of paddy in the 2025-26 agriculture (procurement) year, which is equivalent to 61% of the paddy procured in the country, despite the Centre reducing the lifting of custom milled rice after processing of the paddy procured at minimum support price based on the fair average quality norms, Civil Supplies and Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy announced.
The article heavily features the Minister's perspective and criticisms of the Opposition and the Centre, reflecting a state-government-aligned narrative.
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