Hyderabad: Telangana Government will encourage farmers to cultivate premium paddy varieties which are having strong demand both nationally and internationally, said Telangana Dy. CM Bhatti Vikramarka.

A Cabinet Sub-Committee meeting held at the Dr B.R. Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat on Wednesday. The Telangana Government said that it will encourage farmers to cultivate premium paddy varieties. He said the government is moving forward with the twin objectives of ensuring that even poor families have access to fine-quality rice and that farmers are economically empowered.

The committee reviewed agricultural production in the state, paddy procurement operations, storage facilities, and preparations for the upcoming kharif season. During the meeting, the Telangana State Farmers’ Commission recommended that the Government take special measures to promote large-scale cultivation of profitable paddy varieties such as BPT 5204, Telangana Sona (RNR 15048), KNM-1638, Jai Sriram, and HMT. These paddy varieties have strong demand in domestic and international markets, thereby offering better returns to farmers.

The Commission further informed the Sub-Committee that there is ample availability of quality seed for these premium varieties and that their cultivation could significantly enhance farmers’ incomes. It recommended that the Government accord top priority to these varieties and organise extensive awareness programmes across villages to educate farmers about their benefits. Such initiatives would help Telangana move further toward a more profitable and sustainable agricultural economy.

The Cabinet Sub-Committee meeting was chaired by Dy. CM Bhatti Vikramarka and was also attended by Civil Supplies Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy and Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao. The meeting was attended by Farmers’ Commission Chairman M. Kodanda Reddy, Seed Corporation Chairman Anvesh Reddy, Civil Supplies Commissioner Stephen Ravindra, National Millers Association President Devender Reddy, and other officials.