Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Officials Report ₹66 Crore Paddy Shortage Across Three Mills
Government officials checked three rice mills in Wanaparthy district.
They were looking for paddy that the government had given the mills to process.
Officials said large amounts of paddy were missing from the mills’ stocks.
Two Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara mills were reported to be short of 3,51,183 bags.
The alleged shortage at those mills was valued at ₹52 crore.
Another mill, Bhagyalakshmi Agro Industries, was reported to be short of 1,372 bags.
Officials valued that shortage at about ₹14 crore.
Police complaints and cases are being pursued over the alleged diversion of the paddy.
Inspections found 3,51,183 missing paddy bags at two Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara mills.
Officials valued the alleged shortage at ₹52 crore across the boiled and raw rice mills.
A complaint was filed against owner S. Sridevi at Khila Ghanapuram Police Station.
A separate inspection found 1,372 missing bags at Bhagyalakshmi Agro Industries.
Officials valued the third mill’s alleged shortage at approximately ₹14 crore and said a case would be registered.
- Who
- Wanaparthy Civil Supplies and Vigilance officials, including District Civil Supplies Manager Nalgonda Anjaneyulu, inspected three rice mills and named their owners in complaints or proposed cases.
- What
- Officials reported shortages totaling ₹66 crore in government-allocated paddy and pursued police action.
- When
- Inspections took place over two days; a complaint against S. Sridevi was filed on the day of the report.
- Where
- The mills are in and around Anpahad and Peddagudem villages in Wanaparthy district, with complaints filed at Khila Ghanapuram and Wanaparthy Rural police stations.
- Why
- The inspections followed information that some government-allocated paddy had been diverted.
- Total reported value
- Approximately ₹66 crore
- Two Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara mills
- 3,51,183 paddy bags reported missing
- Boiled rice mill
- 1,49,198 bags allegedly diverted; value stated as ₹31 crore
- Raw rice mill
- 2,01,985 bags allegedly diverted; value stated as ₹21 crore
- Bhagyalakshmi Agro Industries
- 1,372 bags reported missing; value stated as approximately ₹14 crore
- Police action
- Complaint filed against S. Sridevi; a separate case against Bhagyalakshmi was announced
- Government allocations
- Paddy was allocated across the 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons mentioned in the report