Overview
- Six crore gunny bags are ready, with 4,041 Rythu Seva Kendras, 3,803 purchase centres and 16,700 staff mobilised for the drive.
- Farmers can schedule deliveries by sending a WhatsApp “Hi” message, with single-brand moisture meters and Bluetooth counting to reduce disputes.
- Paddy is registered on over 39 lakh acres with an expected yield of about 85 lakh tonnes, and the state vows to purchase all registered crop.
- The procurement calendar targets 11 lakh MT in November, 25 lakh in December, 8 lakh in January, 3 lakh in February and 4 lakh in March.
- The 24-hour payment target follows 87% of transfers within 48 hours after the NDA took office, which it says inherited ₹1,670 crore in pending dues; support includes 50,000 tarpaulins, cyclone relief and wheat flour at ₹18 per rice-card family from January 1, 2026.