KCR demands national policy for procurement of food grains across country

Telangana chief minister (CM) K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) has demanded a national policy for the procurement of food grains in the country.

The Telangana CM has written a letter to PM Narendra Modi “strongly” recommending a meeting with agricultural experts and CMs to discuss and debate over formulating a suitable National Procurement Policy.

He also requested the PM to direct the Union Ministry of Food and Public Distribution to procure the entire paddy from Telangana.

“I am constrained to remind you that there is no uniform national-level food grains procurement policy,” his letter read.