Raipur, 08 January 2021. In the Kharif marketing year 2020-21, 64 lakh 65 thousand 451 metric paddy has been purchased till 08 January 2021. So far, 16 lakh 4 thousand 54 farmers of the state sold paddy at the support price. The millers of the state received a DO of 19 lakh 39 thousand 77 metric tonnes of paddy. has been issued. Against this, 16 lakh 85 thousand 370 metric tonnes of paddy has been taken up by the millers so far.
In the Kharif year 2020-21, 84 thousand 376 metric tonnes of paddy has been purchased in Bastar district of the state till 08 January 2021. Similarly, 41 thousand 334 MT in Bijapur district, 8 thousand 989 MT in Dantewada district, 2 lakh MT in Kanker district, 94 thousand 682 MT in Kondagaon district, 12 thousand 492 MT in Narayanpur district, 24 in Sukma district. Thousand 156 MT, 3 lakh 42 thousand 535 MT in Bilaspur district, Gorela-Pandra-Marwahi 50 thousand 132 MT, 6 lakh 29 thousand 630 MT in Janjgir-Champa district, 81 thousand 190 MT in Korba district, Mungeli 2 lakh 69 thousand 247 metric tonnes have been purchased in the district.
Similarly, 3 lakh 89 thousand 118 MT in Raigad district, 3 lakh 93 thousand MT in Balod district, 4 lakh 50 thousand MT in Bemetra district, 3 lakh MT in Durg district, 3 lakh 15 thousand 241 metric in Kawardha district. Ton, 5 lakh 37 thousand 67 metric ton in Rajnandgaon district, 4 lakh 29 thousand 890 metric ton in Balodabazar district, 3 lakh 14 thousand 481 metric ton in Dhamtari district, 2 lakh 29 thousand 233 metric ton in Gariaband district, 4 in Mahasamund district Lakh 36 thousand 861 MT, 3 lakh 69 thousand 183 MT in Raipur district, 97 thousand 941 MT in Balrampur district, 71 thousand 145 MT in Jashpur district, 76 thousand 78 MT in Korea district, 1 lakh in Sarguja district. 892 metric tonnes and one lakh 17 thousand 564 metric tonnes of paddy have been purchased in Surajpur district.