Union minister for food and public distribution Piyush Goel also made it clear that the Centre will not procure parboiled rice from the state during the ensuing Rabi season.
The ongoing crisis in Telangana over paddy procurement from farmers is likely to deepen further with the state government failing to get an assurance from the Centre to lift the paddy.Amid the mounting criticism of the state government over .
The central minister also turned down the demand of the state government to fix procurement targets for the two crops during the entire year saying this was not feasible.