Hyderabad, Nov. 14 -- Senior IPS officer Y. Nagi Reddy on Saturday, November 14, assumed charge as Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation, and Controller of Legal Metrology.

After assuming charge, Nagi Reddy said his immediate priority would be to ensure uninterrupted paddy procurement across the state, safeguard farmers' interests and ensure efficient transportation, storage and processing of procured paddy. He directed officers to closely monitor field-level operations, address bottlenecks and ensure proper weighing, transparent documentation and timely payments to farmers.

Emphasising accountability in custom milling operations, he said paddy handed over to ri...