(a) whether the Government of Andhra Pradesh has urged the Union Government to purchase cotton with suitable minimum support price from the State;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the reaction of the Government thereto?
(a) whether the Government of Andhra Pradesh has urged the Union Government to purchase cotton with suitable minimum support price from the State;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the reaction of the Government thereto?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES SHRI BASANAGOUDA R. PATIL (YATNAL)
(a) to (c) The Cotton Corporation of India Ltd. (CCI) has purchased kapas equivalent to lint cotton of 4,67,973 bales (of 170 kg each) under Minimum Support Price (MSP) operation in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The purchase of kapas under MSP operations in Andhra Pradesh accounts to 52% of the total purchase under MSP operations in the country.