Telangana state government's measures to boost cotton production have yielded positive results as the state has emerged as the top cotton producer in South India and third largest in the country after Gujarat and Maharashtra. In 2020-21, Telangana produced 57.97 lakh bales of cotton, and in 2021-22, it produced 48.78 lakh bales of cotton.
Apart from production, Telangana was also the second leading state in terms of labor rate paid to cotton workers. Telangana pays Rs 98.36 per hour, while Kerala pays Rs 117.88 per hour. In contrast, states like Gujarat and Karnataka pay Rs 35.16 and Rs 49.35, respectively.
Responding to a question by BRS MP Manne Srinivasa Reddy, Union Minister of State for Textiles Darshana Zardosh said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that India is a pure cotton exporting country, where production is more than consumption. Keeping in view the interests of the entire cotton value chain including cotton farmers, the Central Government has put cotton exports under Open General License (OGL).
The Union Minister said that the Ministry of Agriculture through ICAR-CICR, Nagpur has developed a master plan titled 'Targeted technologies for agro-ecological zones-Large scale demonstration of best practices for increasing cotton productivity' and for 41.87 crore has been sanctioned. The project aims to target technologies such as High Density Planting System (HDPS), close spacing and production techniques for ELS cotton approved by the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DoA&FW).
The Central Government has also issued a Quality Control Order (QCO) on February 28, 2023 for mandatory certification of cotton bales to increase the supply of good quality cotton.
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