Raipur: 91.07 lakh metric tonnes of paddy purchased so far in the state
Payment of Rs 20,208 crore to farmers
Till now 56.67 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been lifted
Raipur, 10 January 2024
In Chhattisgarh, the grand campaign of paddy procurement is going on continuously from November 1, 2023 under the Kharif marketing year 2023-24. This year, as per the guarantee of Modi ji, the state government is purchasing paddy from farmers at the rate of 21 quintals per acre. So far, the state government has purchased 91.07 lakh metric tonnes of paddy from farmers at support price. More than Rs 20,208 crore has been paid to farmers in lieu of paddy.
It is noteworthy that as per the instructions of Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai, the benefit of selling 21 quintals of paddy per acre will also be available to the farmers who had sold paddy earlier. This means that the farmers who have sold the predetermined quantity of paddy from November 1 till now will be able to sell the remaining quantity of paddy in the procurement center till January 31.
In the Kharif marketing year 2022-23, this year 21 quintals of paddy will be purchased from the farmers of the state at the rate of Rs 3100 per quintal, and farmers will get Rs 65,100 by selling 21 quintals of paddy per acre. If seen in this way, this year the farmers will get an additional profit of Rs 25,500 on the sale of paddy as compared to last year.
Markfed General Manager Mr. Dilip Jaiswal said that till the evening of January 09, 2024, 91 lakh 07 thousand 487 metric tons of paddy has been purchased from 18 lakh 03 thousand 762 farmers in the state at support price. In lieu of this, more than Rs 20 thousand 208 crore has been paid to the farmers under the bank linking system. Along with paddy procurement, continuous lifting of paddy is going on for custom milling. So far, DO has been issued for the lifting of 78 lakh 84 thousand 524 metric tonnes of paddy. Against this, 56 lakh 67 thousand 325 metric tonnes of paddy has been lifted by the millers. This year, 130 lakh metric tonnes of paddy is estimated to be procured in the state.
