Archive · 12 Aug 2026
AP sets up 24×7 control room for clean procurement
The government in Andhra Pradesh buys rice and other grains from farmers to keep in storage.
A minister named Nadendla Manohar has announced a new 24×7 control room that will watch over this grain-buying process.
The control room will work day and night to make sure farmers are paid on time and their problems are fixed quickly.
A public dashboard, like a big information screen, will be built so people can see how grain buying is going.
Farmers already use WhatsApp to tell the government how much grain they want to sell, and it worked very well.
During the last season, farmers used WhatsApp to schedule picking up about 67,000 tonnes of paddy rice.
The minister also warned that the coming months may be dry because of a weather pattern called El Niño.
In Eluru district, rainfall was 74 percent below normal, yet farmers planted 400 percent more crops, which could be risky.
So he asked farmers to grow crops that need less water and to save water wisely.
Starting next season, farmers will also get paid quickly for hauling their grain, and new RFID tags will help stop rice theft.
Civil supplies minister Nadendla Manohar announced a 24×7 command control room at the department's Kanuru headquarters to monitor grain purchases and resolve farmers' grievances.
A special public dashboard linked to the control room will be developed to make civil supplies services more transparent.
During the rabi season, about 67,000 metric tonnes of paddy were scheduled for procurement through WhatsApp.
Manohar warned of possible El Niño impact, noting Eluru reported crop cultivation up 400% despite rainfall 74% below normal.
From the coming kharif season, farmers will get immediate transportation payments, PP bags will address gunny bag shortages, and RFID technology will curb illegal rice transport.
- Who
- Civil supplies minister Nadendla Manohar, addressing the general body meeting of the Andhra Pradesh State Civil Supplies Corporation
- What
- Announced a 24×7 command control room, a public dashboard, and new measures for transparent grain procurement and farmer payments
- When
- Tuesday, at the corporation's general body meeting (exact date not specified in the article)
- Where
- Department headquarters in Kanuru, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- To ensure transparency in procurement, closely monitor grain purchases, promptly resolve farmers' grievances, and prevent delays
- Announced by
- Civil supplies minister Nadendla Manohar
- Location
- Department headquarters, Kanuru, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
- Control room
- 24×7 command control room for procurement monitoring
- WhatsApp procurement
- About 67,000 metric tonnes of paddy scheduled in rabi season
- Eluru rainfall
- 74% below normal
- Eluru crop cultivation
- Reportedly increased by 400%
- New measures
- Immediate transport payments, PP bags, RFID technology from kharif season
- Meeting attendees
- Chairman Thota Sudheer and managing director Kannababu