Such demand is being made TRS The government has accused the Center of being negligent in buying the entire stock of paddy from Punjab. Telangana, KCR, who chaired the TRS parliamentary party meeting here on Sunday, said a uniform policy would allow the state to set the target of paddy cultivation for farmers in line with the Centre’s procurement target.
The Chief Minister has also convened a meeting of the state cabinet on Monday in which the plan and policy of comprehensive alternative crops to be implemented in the Yasangi season in the state will be discussed. Commitment on quantity of paddy (mixed raw rice) to be procured from the state in future.
The strategy to be adopted by the party in the winter session of Parliament was prepared in the meeting of the TRS Parliamentary Party. KCR prepared a road map for party MPs to attack the BJP-led government by raising various issues in both the Houses of Parliament, especially to protect the interests of Telangana and its farmers.
The CM said that a national policy on uniform food grain procurement is the need of the hour so that no state or its farmers suffer due to lack of clarity on annual procurement by the Centre. He said that due to the misleading policies of the Central Government, the farming community is facing problems in the state and across the country.
CM committed to farmers
The TRS government is committed to protect the interests of farmers and the agriculture sector and the winter session of Parliament should be used as a main platform to put pressure on the Centre,” the CM told the party MPs.
The TRS parliamentary party meeting demanded that the central government end its “dual and illogical policy” on procurement of paddy from Telangana.
The CM asked the MPs to take action on the Center to change its stand on the paddy issue and said that it would procure only 60 lakh tonnes of paddy (equivalent to 40 lakh tonnes of rice) while the Center would actually have to procure 90 lakhs. Should do Tons of Paddy from Telangana
With the Yasangi harvest season beginning and Telangana farmers getting ready to sow paddy, the CM demanded that the Center should prepare a year-wise or at least an annual calendar on paddy procurement. The meeting was told that the Centre’s policy would be a big blow to the agriculture sector in Telangana.
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