Overview

• Telangana continues to report acute shortfalls, long queues and scattered unrest, with officials citing a Kharif requirement of 10.48 lakh MT versus only 5.2 lakh MT received by September 3 and farmers complaining of black‑market prices above the Rs. 266.50 cap.
• Officials and experts attribute the squeeze to a 78‑day outage at RFCL Ramagundam, reduced output at other plants and delayed imports, with a recent 50,000‑MT central release yet to reach retail points due to transport bottlenecks.
• Andhra Pradesh officials told Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu that 77,396 MT of fertilizer is available, a ship carrying 15,000 MT reaches Kakinada on September 7 and another 41,000 MT is due within 10 days, with minor gaps in Bapatla, Krishna and Kadapa being covered by inter‑district transfers.
• AP administrations have set up district command rooms and helplines, mandated daily IFMS stock updates, enforced Aadhaar‑authenticated sales, arranged check posts to curb smuggling and warned of stern action against hoarding and overcharging.
• Politics is intensifying as the YSRCP plans a statewide ‘Annadata Poru’ protest on September 9 over alleged scarcity and diversion, while the government cites a robust Markfed‑led distribution, orders full coverage of farmer demand and prepares Aadhaar‑linked systems for the rabi season.