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Paddy Procurement Crossed 50L Tonnes: Uttam
The New Indian Express Hyderabad
|May 17, 2025
IRRIGATION & Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday stated that the ongoing paddy procurement has crossed 50 lakh metric tonnes (LMT).
IRRIGATION & Civil Supplies Minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Friday stated that the ongoing paddy procurement has crossed 50 lakh metric tonnes (LMT). Paddy procured during the corresponding period in 2023, when the BRS was in power, was 25.35 LMT, he said.
The minister held a review meeting with district collectors and other officials at the Secretariat virtually.
Ministers Thummala Nageswara Rao, Komatireddy Venkat Reddy and Ponnam Prabhakar also joined the video conference.
After the meeting, Uttam posted on X: "I am happy to announce that we have now crossed 50 LMT of paddy procurement in Yasangi (Rabi) season. On the same day, 15 May 2023, during the previous regime, the total paddy procurement in Yasangi was 25.35 LMT."
This story is from the May 17, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Hyderabad.
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