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The Telangana government has agreed to send 3 lakh tonnes of rice to Tamil Nadu, responding to a request from that State. The State will procure 5 lakh tonnes of paddy for the purpose.
“We have talked to the millers and convinced them to procure the paddy required for the task. They have agreed to procure the commodity at ₹30 more than the Minimum Support Price,” Telangana Finance Minister Eatala Rajender has said.
The State had procured 37 lakh tonnes of paddy in the last Rabi season. “We have handed over 24 lakh tonnes of rice to the Food Corporation of India,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.
“We are expecting a total production of 36 lakh tonnes of paddy this Rabi season. We have decided to set apart five lakh tonnes for Tamil Nadu,” he said. Grade A rice will be charged ₹2,670 and the common variety ₹2,610 a quintal.
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