Amaravati: A day after chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy directed the police to withdraw the cases against farmers, the civil supplies department stepped in to bail out farmers from the procurement crisis. Civil supplies commissioner Kona Sasidhar held discussions with district collector KVN Chakradhar Rao and decided to move the stocks from the godowns in the district.
At least 30,000 metric tonnes rice procured during the last Rabi season would be moved to other districts to provide space for procurement of kharif crop.
Meanwhile, Food Corporation of India (FCI) extended the deadline for procurement of rice from Nellore district by one month following vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu’s intervention.
Industries minister Mekapati Gautham Reddy also reviewed the situation with the officials in Nellore on Tuesday and asked them to achieve better coordination between different departments. “Lack of coordination between different departments is the main problem for the current crisis. We will take all possible measures to help farmers as interests of farmers are paramount for our government,” said Mekapati. He said that a senior officer of joint collector rank would be appointed as coordinator to handle paddy procurement by millers and stock relocation.
The minister assured that entire stock of Nellore-3354 variety would be procured by the state government. “We will procure the entire stock. There is no need for farmers to worry about delay in procurement as the deadline has been extended,” said Mekapati.
At least 30,000 metric tonnes rice procured during the last Rabi season would be moved to other districts to provide space for procurement of kharif crop.
Meanwhile, Food Corporation of India (FCI) extended the deadline for procurement of rice from Nellore district by one month following vice-president M Venkaiah Naidu’s intervention.
Industries minister Mekapati Gautham Reddy also reviewed the situation with the officials in Nellore on Tuesday and asked them to achieve better coordination between different departments. “Lack of coordination between different departments is the main problem for the current crisis. We will take all possible measures to help farmers as interests of farmers are paramount for our government,” said Mekapati. He said that a senior officer of joint collector rank would be appointed as coordinator to handle paddy procurement by millers and stock relocation.
The minister assured that entire stock of Nellore-3354 variety would be procured by the state government. “We will procure the entire stock. There is no need for farmers to worry about delay in procurement as the deadline has been extended,” said Mekapati.
