Paddy dues to be paid within 48 hours: Nadendla

Minister for Civil Supplies, Nadendla Manohar, has assured the farming community that payments for purchased paddy will be disbursed within 48 hours starting from the upcoming Kharif season.
The announcement was made during a programme held at CR Reddy College Auditorium on Monday, where the Minister formally launched the disbursement of Rs 674.47 crore to over 35,374 farmers for the paddy produce purchased by the government.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister Manohar expressed regret that the previous YSRCP government had failed to pay Rs 1,674.47 crore to over 8,724 farmers for their paddy produce. He noted that the newly formed coalition government, led by Chandrababu Naidu, has taken swift action to clear these arrears.
“Upon taking office, the coalition government immediately disbursed Rs 1,000 crore to the farmers. Today, the remaining Rs 674 crore is being disbursed,” Minister Manohar stated. He also highlighted that farmers are now being provided with tarpaulins at a 50 per cent subsidy to protect their paddy produce from rain.
The Minister criticised the previous YSRCP government for neglecting the farming community, accusing it of taking Rs 40,500 crore in loans under the Civil Supplies department while failing to disburse payments to farmers for purchased paddy. He assured that efforts are underway to ensure the Civil Supplies Ministry repays Rs 10,000 crore to the banks by March 31, 2025.
Minister Manohar also promised that CCR cards would be issued to farmers during the Grama Sabha programs scheduled to take place across the state from August 16. He reiterated the government’s commitment to purchasing all paddy produce from farmers.
District Collector K Vetri Selvi reported that 2,17,496 metric tonnes of paddy were purchased from farmers in the district. Out of the Rs 200 crore owed to these farmers, Rs 153 crore has already
been disbursed, and the remaining Rs 47.53 crore is now being credited to the bank accounts of 2,116 farmers in the district.
The event was also attended by Civil Supplies MD Veerapandian, MP Putta Mahesh Kumar, MLAs Kamineni Srinivas, B Srinivas, and Chitnamaneni Prabhakar. Joint Collector P Dhatri Reddy and ZP Chairperson G Padmasri were among the dignitaries present at the programme.