Country’s first state to buy paddy from 23 lakh 42 thousand farmers
Chhattisgarh’s second place among states that buy maximum paddy in the country
Payment of Rs 22 thousand 37 crore 47 lakh in lieu of buying paddy from farmers
90 lakh metric tonnes of paddy lifted by millers so far
Raipur, 31 January 2023
The state of Chhattisgarh has set a new record by purchasing more than 107 lakh 51 thousand 858 metric tonnes of paddy till January 31, the last date for paddy procurement in the Kharif marketing year 2022-23, leaving behind the previous year’s record of 98 lakh metric tonnes of paddy purchase. Is. Chhattisgarh is the second state in the country after Punjab, where maximum quantity of paddy has been procured. If seen in terms of the number of farmers selling paddy at the support price, Chhattisgarh ranks first in the country. In the state, 23 lakh 41 thousand 935 farmers have sold their paddy on the support price. In terms of the number of farmers selling paddy at the support price, this figure is so high that other states of the country are not even close to it.
It is noteworthy that in the last four years, the system of paddy procurement in the state of Chhattisgarh has been strengthened and improved so much that farmers do not face any kind of problem in selling paddy and getting payment. This is the reason that in the last four years there has been a record increase in the number of farmers selling paddy at the support price and the quantity of paddy procured, due to which Chhattisgarh has reached the second position as a contributory state of paddy in the Central Pool.
Due to the farmer-friendly policies of the Chhattisgarh government under the leadership of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, both agriculture and farmers have prospered in the state. The year-on-year record increase in paddy procurement figures in the state and the input subsidy of Rs 9,000 per acre being given to productive farmers under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana is the result that the state’s agro-based economy Continuously getting stronger. This can only be gauged from the fact that this year 249 new rice mills have been set up in the state, due to which the number of registered millers has increased from 2035 to 2284 for custom milling of paddy procured on support price in the state. . In the last four years, the prosperity in the field of agriculture and the prosperity of the farmers is the result that the number of villagers and farmers buying tractors has increased rapidly in the state. Farmers have bought more than 80 thousand tractors in the state in four years.
With the increase in the number of purchase centers for paddy purchase in the state by the Government of Chhattisgarh, along with manual token for purchase of paddy from registered farmers, the system of issuing online token as well as sale of paddy to the farmers through ‘Token Tuhanr Hath’ app. Better arrangements have been made for this, due to which paddy procurement in the state continued uninterrupted from the opening day of November 01 till the last day of January 31. Considering the 24.98 lakh registered farmers and 32.19 lakh hectare area in the state, 110 lakh metric tonnes of paddy was estimated to be procured this year.
Food Secretary Shri T.K. Verma said that according to the intention of the Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, like last year in the state, along with the purchase of paddy, arrangements were made to lift paddy directly by the millers from the purchase centers for custom milling, due to which till now More than 90 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been lifted. He told that due to the system of procurement of paddy as well as lifting of paddy for custom milling, this year only 3 lakh metric tonnes of paddy will have to be taken to the collection centers, while last year about 23 lakh metric tonnes of paddy was required to be taken to the collection centres. The need arose. About Rs 150-200 crore will be saved due to this system of paddy lifting. Custom milling has also gained momentum due to Chhattisgarh government giving Rs 120 per quintal as incentive to millers for custom milling. This year 249 new millers have registered. This simply means that paddy has given impetus to Chhattisgarh’s economy and industrialization, new employment opportunities have also been created. Due to the farmer-friendly policy and decisions of the state government, the area under paddy has increased to more than 32.19 lakh hectares. Registered farmers include 2.32 lakh new farmers.
