Overview
- In a Hyderabad meeting, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy asked Union Minister Pralhad Joshi to adopt the state's fine rice distribution model across India.
- Telangana’s program, launched in March, supplies six kilograms of fine rice per ration card holder each month and is reported to cover about 3.10 crore people, or roughly 85% of the state.
- Reddy sought clearance of pending central subsidies of Rs.1,468 crore for levy rice and Rs.343.27 crore under PMGKY’s fifth phase.
- He requested operational support including a 10 lakh metric tonne increase in the boiled rice quota for 2024–25 rabi, extension of custom milling, more rakes, and 15 lakh metric tonnes of additional storage capacity.
- Citing a record 148 lakh metric tonne paddy output in the 2025–26 kharif season, he urged raising the procurement target to 80 lakh metric tonnes, as Joshi advised shifting toward raw-rice varieties and exploring exports to manage surplus stocks.