Cotton farmers in Telangana will soon be getting identity cards with a QR (Quick Response) code from the next procurement season.

These ID cards will be accepted at the procurement centres of the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) when the farmers go there for selling their produce.

A QR code captures unique information of an individual that can be read electronically by imaging devices like cameras and smartphones.

The decision has been taken at a review meeting held here on Monday.

“This will enable timely procurement of cotton in a transparent manner. This will help farmers avoid middlemen in the procurement process,” an official statement has said.

The farmers will get the cards by October 10 so that they can use the cards from this season itself.

The officials are building a database of cotton farmers in the State.

C Parthasarathi, Secretary (Agriculture), asked the officials to cover all of the cotton sowing area.

The data of cotton farmers will be uploaded in Mana Bhoomi Mana Panta (Our Land Our Crop) portal.