Hyderabad, May 18 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today once again appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take a decision to enhance the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy by atleast Rs 200 per quintal -- from Rs 1,030 to Rs 1,230 -- for fine variety and Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,200 for common variety.The Chief Minister has written letters to Prime Minister and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in this regard.The Chief Minister has also directed the Chief Secretary S V Prasad to review the 'Rabi Procurement' for Paddy purchase activities daily.Accordingly, the Chief Secretary reviewed the activities of 'Rabi procurement' programme at Secretariat with the officials concerned today.The Chief Secretary directed all the special officers appointed to oversee the paddy purchase activities by the Government Agencies and millers, District Collectors over phone to ensure MSP for the paddy, supply of suficient gunnies, movement of purchased paddy from the market yards and godown space, an official release said here.
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