Gadwal: The cotton procurement season has officially begun in Telangana, but the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has yet to open its purchase centers. This delay has left farmers vulnerable, with traders and middlemen dictating prices. Despite the CCI issuing tenders twice for job work—intended for cleaning, ginning, and packing cotton for transport—cotton and ginning mills in the state did not participate. A third round of tenders has now been announced.

The Telangana Cotton and Ginning Mills Association has opposed changes made to the job work norms, citing operational and financial difficulties. Mill owners claim that adhering to the CCI regulations could further strain their already precarious finances. They have requested the government to revise the rules.

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