Telangana set to clock one crore tonnes of paddy output this rabi March 12, 2021 But, uncertainty looms large on procurement As the total cropped area increased significantly, Telangana is all set to see a record output of over one crore tonnes of paddy in the rabi season. For the 2020-21 agricultural season, the total paddy output would be 2.5 crore tonnes as kharif, too, saw a significant increase in area. In the rabi season, the paddy area went up to 52 lakh acres, going up by one-and-half times the normal area of 22 lakh acres. “This could yield about one crore tonnes, taking the total output in the two seasons to 2.5 crore tonnes. At 52 lakh acres, the State tops in paddy area in the season,” B Janardhan Reddy, Secretary (Agriculture), Government of Telangana, told