Archive · 29 Sep 2026
District Collector Orders Transparent, Hassle-Free Cotton Procurement Arrangements
District Collector Rajarshi Shah wants cotton buying to be fair and easy for farmers.
Cotton procurement is expected to begin in the second week of October.
Officials will register ginning mills and connect farmers with the correct mills using an app.
Buying centers should have water, toilets, shade and weighing equipment.
Staff will receive training to measure cotton moisture correctly.
Farmers, village officers and graders will help monitor the process.
Roads used to transport cotton will be checked and repaired when needed.
CCTV cameras and fire-safety equipment must work at ginning mills.
Officials also want farmers to sell directly without small traders or middlemen.
District Collector Rajarshi Shah directed officials to prepare for cotton procurement under the Cotton Corporation of India and private operators in the second week of October.
Officials were told to register ginning mills in an app and complete the tagging of farmers to respective mills.
Purchase centers must provide drinking water, toilets, shade, weighing facilities, helpdesks and trained staff for moisture-meter use.
Local committees involving farmers, village officers and graders will monitor moisture measurements and transparency at purchase centers.
Officials also ordered road repairs, CCTV monitoring, fire-safety compliance and direct purchases from farmers without small traders or middlemen.
- Who
- District Collector Rajarshi Shah, Superintendent of Police Akhil Mahajan, Market Committee Chairman Srikanth Reddy, Cotton Corporation of India officials, ginning mill owners, farmers and other officials.
- What
- Officials reviewed preparations for transparent, hassle-free cotton procurement and issued directions on facilities, monitoring, transport, security and fire safety.
- When
- The review meeting was held on Tuesday; procurement is planned to begin in the second week of October.
- Where
- The review meeting was held at the Collectorate, with directions applying to cotton purchase centers, market yards, roads and ginning mills.
- Why
- To make cotton procurement transparent and convenient for farmers, improve monitoring and prevent errors, accidents and irregularities.
- Procurement start
- Planned for the second week of October
- Procurement channels
- Cotton Corporation of India and private operators
- Purchase-center facilities
- Drinking water, toilets, shade, weighing equipment and helpdesks
- Monitoring
- Local committees will include farmers, village officers and graders
- Moisture testing
- Special training will be provided on using moisture meters
- Security measures
- CCTV cameras and preserved records were ordered at computer-operator areas and ginning-mill entrances
- Fire safety
- Fire-safety arrangements, NOCs and functioning fire extinguishers were emphasized