Odisha Govt extends date for farmer registration for Kharif Paddy Procurement

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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha authorities has prolonged the final date for the registration of names of the farmers for the present Kharif paddy procurement. Ranendra Pratap Swain, the Minister of Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare, Cooperation stated in a tweet. He has hoped that these farmers who haven’t registered their names to this point will profit from this extension of date.

ଚାଷୀଭାଇମାନଙ୍କ ହିତକୁ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିରେ ରଖି ଏହି ପଞ୍ଜିକରଣ ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟା ୭ଦିନ ବୃଦ୍ଧି କରାଯାଇଛି, ଯାହାକି ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୨୩ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଚାଲିବ।ମୋର ଆଶା ଚାଷୀମାନେ ଏହି ସମୟବୃଦ୍ଧିର ଲାଭ ଉଠାଇବା ସହିତ ସେମାନଙ୍କର ନାମ ଯଥାଶୀଘ୍ର ପଞ୍ଜିକରଣ କରିବାରେ ସଫଳ ହେବେ। ୨/୨@CMO_Odisha @Food_Odisha @Coop_Odisha @IPR_Odisha
— Ranendra Pratap Swain (@rajaaswain) August 16, 2021

The final date for registration of farmers’ names has been prolonged by 7 days to August 23 as a substitute of the sooner introduced August 16. The division at this time wrote a letter to all Collectors on this connection.
The Minister has requested the farmers to register their names for paddy procurement by visiting the closest society with requisite paperwork. However, they should abide the Covid restrictions whereas visiting society to register their names.
So far 10, 14,735 farmers have been registered for the Kharif paddy procurement by way of 2,881 societies. The registration of names of farmers is happening in all 30 districts of the State.