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Related Keywords: CCI, cotton corporation of India, easy transactions, enable farmers sell their produce, extent of cotton sown area increasing, online payment of sale proceeds, open hundred and fiffy business centres, quality testing laboratories, relaxation in CCI purchasing norms, Telangana state government, two fold this year, urged Centre

The Telangana state government has urged the Centre to open 150 business centres of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to enable farmers sell their produce as the extent of cotton sown area increasing two fold this year. During 2015-2016 the CCI had opened only 84 centres, this year the farmers would be requiring at least 150 centres to sell their produce.

It has also sought relaxation in CCI purchasing norms as cotton gets discoloured to some extent due to heavy rains in October and November.

Related Keywords: CCI, cotton cultivation area, cotton growing farmers, cotton production, Government of Telangana, increase MSP of cotton, open procurment centres, relax procurement norms, urged Centre

The Government of Telangana has urged the Centre to increase the minimum support price (MSP) of cotton to Rs.5,000 per quintal, and also to relax norms, quality specifications, while procuring the produce through the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) as the cotton growing farmers are faced with increasing unrest.