Hyderabad: With rain looming over the harvest, Telangana’s Civil Supplies Department has kicked off an aggressive push to secure paddy procurement in rural areas, particularly Vikarabad. Senior officials hit the ground this week to check procurement centres, aiming to weatherproof operations and move grain without delay.
Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao and Commissioner D.S. Chauhan inspected multiple centres, zeroing in on moisture checks, storage prep, and payment systems. Moisture levels clocked in between 17% and 18% within Food Corporation of India norms. Teams on-site demonstrated calibrated meters, rain covers, and backup storage options.
Extra tarpaulins, mobile cleaning units, and temporary shelters have been deployed. Farmers got a walkthrough of new tech too tablet-based entry systems are now feeding real-time procurement and farmer data into a central dashboard. The Commissioner also reviewed fund transfers, confirming payments are being made on time via a digital pipeline. Farmers, for their part, reported satisfaction with the arrangements.
“This is groundwork for climate-smart agriculture,” D.S. Chauhan said during the inspection. “We’re not just responding to the rains, we’re building a resilient system tech-driven, farmer-first, future-ready.”
Live demos featured grain quality analysers, weather alerts, and predictive dashboards each tuned to keep procurement continuous, regardless of climate swings. Officials described the infrastructure as a shield against farmer losses.
This season’s yield, according to the Chief Secretary, is higher than in recent years. And procurement is keeping pace. Data from the last three Rabi seasons show the curve:
• 2022–23: 25.35 lakh metric tonnes
• 2023–24: 32.93 lakh metric tonnes
• 2024–25: 49.53 lakh metric tonnes
No bottlenecks so far.
The department’s rapid rollout of rain-ready procurement operations in Vikarabad signals Telangana’s larger ambition—locking in agricultural resilience through oversight, tech and ground-level coordination.