Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday met Union Minister Pralhad Joshi here and discussed strengthening paddy procurement systems and other key issues.

Joshi said a detailed discussion was held on strengthening paddy procurement systems and possible extension of CMR (Custom Milled Rice) delivery timelines in the state.

“It was communicated that diversification of crops is of utmost importance to address storage and logistics challenges in the state. Full support was assured from the Centre to ensure smooth operations and safeguard farmers’ interests,” Joshi, who holds the consumer affairs, food and public distribution portfolios, said in a post on ‘X’.

A state government release said the CM informed Joshi that the distribution of a fine variety of rice through

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