Cotton farmers' problems were placed before the Governor.
By yash chouhan 2025-11-25 10:58:43
Telangana : Farmers’ body apprises guv on cotton ryots’ woes.
Hyderabad: A Telangana Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Commission team on Monday met governor Jishnu Dev Varma at Raj Bhavan and brought to his attention the challenges being faced by cotton farmers in Telangana.
During the meeting, commission chairman M Kodanda Reddy along with members, including Bhumi Sunil, highlighted that the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) opened its procurement centres later than expected, causing difficulties for farmers who now need to register on the newly launched Kapas Kisan app to sell their produce.
Furthermore, the restriction allowing only seven quintals of cotton per acre has added to the farmers' woes. This year, cotton was grown on 4.8 million acres across the state, but due to heavy rain and cyclone Montha, farmers endured significant losses.
Kodanda Reddy informed the governor about the issues stemming from CCI's regulations, which were exacerbating the struggles of farmers already hit hard by the cyclone. Complaints from farmers statewide were flooding the commission's office, prompting the team to raise these concerns with the governor.
They also expressed their objections to the draft Seed Act 2025 issued by the central govt, noting that there were differing opinions among the state's farmers and farmer associations regarding this legislation.
The governor responded favourably to the petition presented by the commission regarding the cotton farmers and promised to raise the CCI issue with the central authorities. He also asked for a follow-up meeting to further discuss the details surrounding the draft Seed Act.
