CM briefs Joshi about the successful implementation of the “Sanna Biyyam “ ( Fine Rice ) scheme in Telangana state.
Requests for the release of pending dues and an increase Boiled Rice quota
Increase Paddy procurement target to 80 lakh Metric Tonnes in view of a bumper crop in 2025-2026
The Union Minister responds positively to the CM‘s pleas
Revanth Reddy suggests that Union Minister Pralhad Joshi implement fine Rice distribution across the country
CM briefs Joshi about the successful implementation of “Sanna Biyyam “ ( Fine Rice ) scheme in Telangana state.
Requests for the release of pending dues and increase Boiled Rice quota
Increase Paddy procurement target to 80 lakh Metric Tonnes in view of a bumper crop in 2025-2026
The Union Minister responds positively to the CM‘s pleas
CM Revanth Reddy, along with cabinet colleagues, meets Joshi in Hyderabad today
HYDERABAD, NOVEMBER 20, 2025: Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy suggested to the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi to implement Telangana’s flagship scheme of Fine Rice ( Sanna Biyyam) distribution across the country. The Chief Minister also requested Joshi to clear pending dues, increase paddy procurement targets and also enhance the boiled rice quota for Telangana.
CM A Revanth Reddy met with the Union Minister, who arrived in Hyderabad on Thursday morning. State Civil Supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Chief Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao, Principal Secretary to CM Seshadri, Principal Secretary to Civil Supplies Stephen Ravindra and senior officials also participated.
During the meeting with Joshi, the Chief Minister briefed the Union Minister about the successful implementation of the fine rice distribution scheme and its positive impact on the lives of the poorer sections in the Telangana State. Explaining the official mechanism developed for the distribution of fine rice through the ration shops in the state, like nowhere else in the country, the CM said that fine rice supply reduced recycling of PDS rice and also stabilised the rice prices in the open market. The scheme also achieved its desired goals mainly the distribution of nutritious and quality rice to the poor. When the CM suggested that the Central Government should also look into the issue of distributing fine rice across the country, like Telangana, the Union Minister said that a decision will be taken on the issue of distributing fine rice across the country after a thorough study.
The Chief Minister requested Joshi to increase the boiled rice quota by an additional 10 lakh metric tonnes for the 2024-25 Rabi season. The CM also brought to the attention of the Union Minister the pending dues of subsidy of Rs. 1,468 crore for levy rice supplied under PDS and Rs. 343.27 crore pending under the fifth phase of PMGKY and urged to clear the pending dues immediately.
CM Revanth Reddy also requested to extend the custom rice milling for the period of 2024-25, allocate additional boiled rice racks to overcome the storage problems in FCI godowns and to provide assistance to increase the storage capacity of godowns by 15 lakh metric tonnes in the state.
In view of the achievement of the highest paddy yield of 148 lakh metric tonnes in 2025-26 Kharif season, the CM appealed to the Union Minister to increase the paddy procurement target to 80 lakh metric tonnes.
Responding positively to the CM’s pleas, the Union Minister assured that the centre will consider all the requests. Joshi also suggested that the need for boiled rice has decreased across the country and hence the cultivation of raw rice varieties suitable for milling should be encouraged. The union minister of the Public Distribution System also advised that export opportunities should be examined to effectively manage the surplus paddy stocks in the state.
Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy requested the Union Minister to increase the paddy procurement target to 80 lakh metric tonnes and also said that special awareness programmes will be organized among farmers to encourage the cultivation of paddy varieties suitable for the production of raw rice.
CM A Revanth Reddy met with the Union Minister , who arrived in Hyderabad on Thursday morning. State Civil Supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy, Chie Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao, Principal Secretary to CM Seshadri, Principal Secretary to Civil Supplies Stephen Ravindra and senior officials also participated.
During the meeting with Joshi, the Chief Minister briefed the Union Minister about the successful implementation of the fine rice distribution scheme and its positive impact in the lives of the poorer sections in the Telangana State. Explaining the official mechanism developed for the distribution of fine rice through the ration shops in the state, like nowhere else in the country, the CM said that fine rice supply reduced recycling of PDS rice and also stabilised the rice prices in the open market. The scheme also achieved desired goals mainly the distribution of nutritious and quality rice to the poor. When the CM suggested that the Central Government should also look into the issue of distributing fine rice across the country like Telangana, the Union Minister said that a decision will be taken on the issue of distributing fine rice across the country after a thorough study.
The Chief Minister requested Joshi to increase the boiled rice quota by an additional 10 lakh metric tonnes for the 2024-25 Rabi season. The CM also brought to the attention of the Union Minister pending dues of subsidy of Rs. 1,468 crore for levy rice supplied under PDS and Rs. 343.27 crore pending under the fifth phase of PMGKY and urged to clear pending dues immediately.
CM Revanth Reddy also requested to extend the custom rice milling for the period of 2024-25, allocate additional boiled rice racks to overcome the storage problems in FCI godowns and to provide assistance to increase the storage capacity of godowns by 15 lakh metric tonnes in the state.
In view of the achievement of the highest paddy yield of 148 lakh metric tonnes in 2025-26 Kharif season, the CM appealed to the Union Minister to increase the paddy procurement target to 80 lakh metric tonnes.
Responding positively to the CM’s pleas, the Union Minister assured that the centre will consider all the requests. Joshi also suggested that the need for boiled rice has decreased across the country and hence the cultivation of raw rice varieties suitable for milling should be encouraged. The union minister of the Public Distribution System also advised that export opportunities should be examined to effectively manage the surplus paddy stocks in the state.
Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy requested the Union Minister to increase the paddy procurement target to 80 lakh metric tonnes and also said that special awareness programmes will be organized among farmers to encourage the cultivation of paddy varieties suitable for the production of raw rice.
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