Purchase of 95.29 lakh metric tonnes of paddy from farmers on help value – Lok Shakti.in

Paddy procurement marketing campaign is happening repeatedly in Chhattisgarh. This paddy procurement marketing campaign, which began from November 01, 2022, will proceed until January 31, 2023. Officials of the Food Department mentioned that until 5.30 pm on January 12, 95.29 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been procured from the farmers on the help value within the state. In lieu of paddy buy, Rs 19,675 crore has been paid to greater than 21.80 lakh farmers of the state underneath the financial institution linking system.

On the initiative of the Chief Minister, like final yr, paddy procurement is happening repeatedly this yr in addition to for customized milling. So far DO has been issued for lifting of about 81 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, in opposition to which about 70 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been lifted by the millers. Officials mentioned that on January 12, 1.48 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been procured from 35 thousand 719 farmers. Apart from this, 11 thousand tonnes of paddy has additionally been bought from the farmers via tokens acquired on-line. More than 45,000 tokens have been issued for paddy buy for the following day and greater than 3,000 tokens have been issued on-line via “Token Tunhar Haath App”.

It is noteworthy that this yr 25.92 lakh farmers have been registered within the state, during which about 2.26 lakh new farmers are included. 2616 procurement facilities have been arrange for paddy buy within the state. Normal paddy is being purchased on the fee of Rs 2040 per quintal and grade-A paddy at Rs 2060 per quintal. Similarly, a strict vigil is being saved on the system of paddy procurement within the state. Goods carriers are being checked at test posts to stop unlawful transportation of paddy from border states.

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