Odisha Minister Urged For Revision Of Paddy Procurement Target For Balangir Dist – ODISHA BYTES

Balangir: Former Lok Sabha MP of Balangir Kalikesh Singhdeo on Thursday demanded the state authorities to extend the paddy procurement goal for the district.
In a letter submitted by Singhdeo to Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain throughout a gathering right here, Singhdeo stated although the federal government has procured 30 lakh quintal of paddy to date, the a variety of farmers of the district have been left with their inventory because the goal has been achieved.
Stating that 66,728 had registered to promote their produce this kharif season, which is 36% greater than the earlier yr, the previous MP stated 30,68,600 quintal have been procured.
“Since token generation is continuing from the state without providing sufficient target, it has created unrest and suspicion among the farmers for selling their surplus paddy within the time limit. The tokens of many farmers have lapsed due to non-availability of target,” Singhdeo stated.
Considering the prevalent scenario, he requested the Minister to offer extra procurement goal of 30 lakh quintal to forestall the farmers from resorting to misery sale and regenerate tokens for the farmers whose tokens have change into time-barred. The minister assured Singhdeo of trying into his demand.