‘Traders must pay MSP for paddy’

April 10, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:44 am IST - VIJAYAWADA:

Irrigation Minister Devineni Umamaheswara Rao said the MSP for paddy was fixed at Rs. 1,360 a quintal and Rs. 1,400 for ‘A’ grade variety. He warned of stern action against traders, if they purchased paddy from farmers for lesser price.

Inaugurating a paddy procurement centre at Gollapudi Agricultural Market Yard here on Thursday, Mr. Rao said more than 230 procurement centres were being operated in the district and urged the farmers to sell the paddy at such centres. He said during rabi, paddy was cultivated in 51,913 ha and officials expected that 3.89 tonnes would be produced by the farmers. In kharif, 249 procurement centres were operated in the district.

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.