Summary:
Similarly, red gram worth ?1,427 crore was procured and ?1,420 crore payments were made. He directed officials of Telangana State Cooperative Marketing Federation (TS-Markfed) to release dues of payments to the tune of ?26.82 crore to red gram, bengal gram, black gram and jowar farmers. Bengal gram worth ?294 crore was procured and ?265 crore payments were made and jowar worth ?629 crore was procured and payments of ?611 crore were made so far, informed the Minister. Mr.
Harish Rao stated the State government had procured paddy, maize, red gram, jowar, bengal gram, black gram and others grains in huge quantities from farmers under MSP operations and had already made payments. Payments madePaddy worth ?5,618 crore was procured from farmers and the entire amount was paid..