Uttam Kumar Reddy Counters Harish Rao’s Allegations With Paddy Procurement Data
Hyderabad, May 13: Irrigation Minister Capt. N Uttam Kumar Reddy on Tuesday hit back at former minister and BRS leader T Harish Rao over allegations related to paddy procurement. Sharing official statistics, the minister urged Harish Rao to stop what he called a “daily campaign of falsehoods.”
In a social media post addressed directly to Harish Rao, Uttam Kumar Reddy shared a comparative chart showing a sharp increase in paddy procurement during the current Rabi season. “Harish Rao, please see these comparative procurement figures of this year and stop stating falsehoods on every issue every single day!” he wrote.
The data shared by the minister revealed that the Telangana Government had procured 43.10 lakh metric tonnes (LMTs) of paddy during the ongoing Rabi 2024–25 season, up to May 12. This marked a significant increase compared to 29.88 LMTs procured during the same period in the previous Rabi season (2023–24) and 19.62 LMTs in 2022–23.
The figures indicated a nearly 44% jump over last year and more than a 120% rise compared to two years ago, reflecting the current administration’s proactive procurement efforts.
Uttam Kumar Reddy asserted that the Congress government had established more procurement centres and streamlined operations to benefit farmers directly. He said the government’s commitment to ensuring Minimum Support Price (MSP), the payment of a ₹500 bonus per quintal for fine-quality paddy, and timely procurement had brought relief to paddy cultivators across Telangana.
Minister Uttam highlighted Telangana’s record-breaking performance in paddy production. He said that in the Vanakalam season, 153.5 lakh metric tonnes of paddy were produced across 66.7 lakh acres, while the ongoing Yasangi crop covered 55 lakh acres, yielding another 127 lakh metric tonnes. He said Telangana had thus produced a total of 280 LMT of paddy in one agricultural year – a historic achievement not only in the state’s history but also across the country. This rare and extraordinary feat in India’s agricultural landscape was achieved despite the collapse of the Kaleshwaram Project. (Maxim News)
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