Overview
- State Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao said he urged CCI chairman Lalit Kumar Gupta to remove this season’s restrictions on cotton purchases.
- He requested round-the-clock access to the Kapas Kisan app, relaxation of moisture norms to 20%, and procurement of up to 12 quintals per acre instead of 7.
- Telangana Rythu Sangham led a protest at the Khammam District Collectorate on Friday, pressing for immediate rule changes to allow distressed growers to sell.
- Protesters also sought release of a pending Rs 63 crore bonus for fine Rabi paddy, crop-loss compensation, and action on crop insurance as tenant farmers report heavy losses.
- The government cited 47.84 lakh acres under cotton with an average yield of 11.74 quintals per acre to justify easing norms, and no formal CCI response has been reported.