HomeIndia NewsStalin seeks PM Modi’s intervention to revise procurement target of rice to 32 lakh metric tonne
Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin asked PM Modi to revise the rice procurement target from 16 to 32 lakh metric tonnes for the 2025-26 Kharif season, citing a historic paddy production increase.
By PTI March 14, 2026, 11: 52: 42 PM IST (Published)
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Saturday (March 14) requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to issue the necessary instruction on revising the procurement target of rice for the state from 16 lakh metric tonne to 32 lakh metric tonne for the Kharif Marketing Season 2025-26.
In a letter to Modi, Stalin observed that there has been a “historic increase” in paddy production in the state during the current year on account of the timely opening of the Mettur dam, improved crop management practices and favourable climate conditions.
Anticipating the high yield, Stalin recalled his previous letter sent to Modi in November 2025 requesting the Centre to revise the procurement target of paddy from 16 lakh metric tonne to the actual procurement level.
The CM pointed out in the letter that the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation and the National Co-operative Consumers’ Federation of