DGP, Anjani Kumar said that since the purchase of Yasangi rice grain has started in the State, strict measures should be taken to prevent illegal entry of grain from the bordering states into Telangana.
A Video Conference was held with Police Commissioners, SPs, Vigilance Officers, Civil Supply Officers and Excise Officers to prevent smuggling of paddy from bordering states as procurement of Yasangi paddy has begun.
Civil Supplies Commissioner Anil Kumar, Excise Commissioner Sarfaraz Ahmed, Law and Order Additional DG Sanjay Kumar Jain, IGs Chandra Shekhar Reddy, Shah Nawaz Kasim and other officials participated in this video conference.
Speaking on this occasion, DGP Anjani Kumar said that Telangana is the only state in the entire country which is buying Yasangi paddy at the maximum support price. In this background, there is a possibility of illegal arrival of rice grain to our state from the border states, he said.
Telangana has 17 districts sharing their border with the states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh, for which special check posts have been established in 50 areas. He said that six districts are bordering with Maharashtra, four with Karnataka, 5 with Andhra Pradesh and 2 districts with Chhattisgarh state.
The DGP stated that Additional Collectors, SPs, Revenue and Civil Supply Officers should make a joint plan to set up check posts in these 17 border districts immediately. The collection of paddy grain in the state has increased significantly and currently 161 lakh metric tons of grain is being collected, he said.
However, due to the lack of capacity to mill the collected paddy, some millers have requested the police officials to conduct constant checks on the grain stocks in the mills as there is a possibility of diverting them to other illegal routes. In this regard, they want to focus on the millers on cases were registered in the past.
Additional DG Sanjay Kumar Jain said that check posts should be set up immediately at the borders to stop the transportation of grain from other states and the details of the respective check post officials should be sent. At present there are seven vigilance departments in the state. These vigilance officials have stated that inspections should be carried out intensively. He warned that if non-duty paid liquor comes from other states, it will have an impact on our state exchequer.
Civil Supplies Commissioner Anil Kumar said that there is a possibility of illegal arrival of grains not only through check post but also from other routes as well. Therefore, there is a need to prevent illegal arrival of grains. He said that some millers buy Rs.1/- PDS rice and nine rupees and then sell the same rice at 35 rupees.
Director of Prohibition and Excise Department Sarfaraz Ahmed said that there is a possibility of illegal transportation of country liquor from Maharashtra to Telangana and said that excise and police departments should work together to prevent this. He said that the shipment of duty-free liquor should be prevented. He said that medium and premier liquors are mostly being illegally brought to Telangana from the states of Goa and Karnataka and this should be stopped.
Mainly, transport and other vehicles should be checked extensively, he said. Sarfaraz Ahmed informed that the SPs and Excise officers in the districts should jointly meet and formulate an action plan. Gudumba cases are being reported in Mahbubabad, Bhupal Palli, Nagar Kurnool, Suryapet and Kothagudem districts and they have requested that special attention be paid to these districts.
