Overview
- Telangana’s chief minister and civil supplies minister met Union Minister Pralhad Joshi in New Delhi and submitted a formal memorandum.
- The state asked the Centre to buy 30 lakh metric tonnes of parboiled rice for the 2025–26 Kharif and Rabi cycles.
- The delegation said the Rabi harvest could reach about 90 lakh metric tonnes of paddy suited to parboiled milling.
- The leaders sought the release of ₹1,468.94 crore in pending arrears tied to earlier grain procurement.
- The Union government has not announced a decision on the request.