Rice Procurement Estimated at 495.37 Lakh Tonnes in Kharif Season of 2020-21
4 years, 3 months ago

Rice Procurement Estimated at 495.37 Lakh Tonnes in Kharif Season of 2020-21

News 18  

The food ministry on Monday said the rice procurement is estimated at 495.37 lakh tonnes in the kharif season of 2020-21 marketing year. The secretary in the Department of Food and Public Distribution, Sudhanshu Pandey, chaired a meeting of state food secretaries through video conference on September 11 to discuss the procurement arrangements for ensuing Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21. "Around 495.37 lakh tonnes rice has been estimated for procurement during the forthcoming KMS 2020-21 season which is 19.07 per cent more than the 416 lakh tonnes procurement estimate of KMS 2019-20," an official statement said. During ensuing KMS 2020-21, procurement estimates for Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have jumped by 100 per cent and more, and for Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar and Jharkhand are higher by 50 per cent and more in comparison to KMS 2019-20.

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Paddy Farming Raises Monoculture Fear
2 weeks ago

Paddy Farming Raises Monoculture Fear

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The Reserve Bank of India data on cropping pattern indicates rise in the acreage of paddy at the cost of other crops. The figures for the kharif season, as on September 25 as per figures given by the government, were paddy 26,50,379 hectares, maize 2,21,308 ha. Asked about the data, Prof. Dandi Raji Reddy, Vice Chancellor of the Sri Konda …

Farmers can sell produce via WhatsApp: CM Naidu
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Farmers can sell produce via WhatsApp: CM Naidu

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu asked officials on Thursday to adopt new strategies to combat rackets engaged in PDS ration rice recycling and smuggling in AP. The present government, however, ensured payment within 24 to 48 hours of procurement.” Farmers, he said, can conveniently sell their produce via WhatsApp. “Committees including farmers, millers and officials have been set up …

Andhra Pradesh: Paddy Procurement Doubled Under NDA, Says Manohar
3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Paddy Procurement Doubled Under NDA, Says Manohar

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Civil Supplies, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Nadendla Manohar has strongly criticised former chief minister and YSRC chief Y.S. Manohar asserted that paddy procurement during the ongoing Kharif season has doubled compared to the corresponding period under the previous YSRC government. “The NDA alliance government has procured 9.14 lakh metric tonnes of paddy from farmers so far during this …

Odisha Minister Patra warns mill owners against purchase of paddy from farmers
1 month ago

Odisha Minister Patra warns mill owners against purchase of paddy from farmers

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Food Supplies minister Krushna Chandra Patra on Saturday warned rice mill owners of serious consequences if they attempted to purchase paddy from farmers. Patra’s warning came following reports that some millers have been purchasing paddy directly from farmers at rates almost half of the enhanced minimum support price of Rs 3,100 per quintal. “It has come to the notice …

Telangana produces record paddy of 15.3 million metric tonnes
1 month ago

Telangana produces record paddy of 15.3 million metric tonnes

Hindustan Times  

Telangana has achieved a paddy production of 15.3 million metric tonnes during this kharif season, an all-time record, chief minister A Revanth Reddy and state irrigation and civil supplies minister N Uttam Kumar Reddy said in separate statements on Sunday. An official statement from the chief minister’s office said Telangana achieved a record production of 15.3 million metric tonnes in …

Odisha CM to release paddy input subsidy at Sohela on December 8
1 month, 1 week ago

Odisha CM to release paddy input subsidy at Sohela on December 8

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Advancing the date of paddy procurement of the kharif marketing season 2024-25 by a day to November 20, the state government on Wednesday decided to release the additional input subsidy of Rs 800 per quintal of paddy to farmers from December 8. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will release the subsidy along with the minimum support price of Rs …

Paddy procurement in Punjab going on smoothly, says Centre
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Paddy procurement in Punjab going on smoothly, says Centre

The Hindu  

Amid complaints and protests by farmers’ organisations in Punjab that paddy procurement from the State has been delayed, the Centre said on Saturday that the Food Corporation of India and the State agencies have procured 120.67 lakh metric tonnes paddy from the State. The Centre said so far 6.58 lakh farmers in the State have received the benefits of procurement …

Driven by abundant monsoon, bumper kharif harvest likely
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Driven by abundant monsoon, bumper kharif harvest likely

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI The country is also likely to reap higher quantities of certain oilseeds, such as soyabean, which together with robust cereals production could help to put a lid on a stubborn spell of high food inflation. The country is also likely to reap higher quantities of certain oilseeds, such as soyabean, which together with robust cereals production could help …

150 Lakh MT of Paddy Expected: A Record Procurement Exercise in Telangana
1 month, 3 weeks ago

150 Lakh MT of Paddy Expected: A Record Procurement Exercise in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has directed officials to ensure a smooth and efficient paddy procurement process across Telangana. He emphasized the importance of meticulous planning, with a projected paddy harvest of 150 lakh metric tonnes worth Rs 30,000 crore. The government has allocated Rs 20,000 crore for procurement, with an additional provision for additional funds as needed. …

{Punjab cabinet meet} Mann govt okays custom milling policy for 2024-25 kharif season
2 months, 2 weeks ago

{Punjab cabinet meet} Mann govt okays custom milling policy for 2024-25 kharif season

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday approved the Punjab Custom Milling Policy for kharif 2024-25 for conversion of paddy procured by the state procurement agencies — Pungrain, Markfed, Punsup and PSWC — into custom milled rice and its delivery into the central pool. The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday approved the Punjab Custom Milling Policy for kharif 2024-25 for conversion of …

Telangana: Rice Millers Seek Amendments to Milling Norms
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: Rice Millers Seek Amendments to Milling Norms

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Commissioner of civil supplies D.S. Chauhan on Wednesday held a meeting with representatives of rice millers from across the state at Civil Supplies Bhavan and sought their cooperation for the smooth procurement of rice during Kharif 2024-25, which is set to begin in October. We are not getting 67 kg of rice per quintal of paddy milled, as per …

Amid boycott by arhtiyas, labourers, 730-tonne paddy procured on Day 1
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Amid boycott by arhtiyas, labourers, 730-tonne paddy procured on Day 1

Hindustan Times  

Amid strike by arhtiyas, labourers and rice mill owners, the Punjab government announced the beginning of the paddy procurement from Tuesday that saw about 1,000-tonne freshly harvested grain reaching the over 1,800 mandis of the state. Muktsar district mandi officer Ahaypal Brar said the authorities have made ample arrangements to purchase 9 lakh tonnes of paddy. “The government may store …

Chhattisgarh government plans to procure 160 lakh MT of paddy in kharif season
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh government plans to procure 160 lakh MT of paddy in kharif season

Hindustan Times  

The Chhattisgarh government has set a target to procure 160 lakh MT of paddy from farmers in the upcoming kharif season, officials said on Tuesday, claiming that the target is the highest since the state’s formation in 2000. The government will purchase paddy from registered farmers at a rate of 21 quintals per acre on the support price. In the …

Just 5 days to go for procurement to kick off, bumper paddy yield may spell more trouble for Punjab
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Just 5 days to go for procurement to kick off, bumper paddy yield may spell more trouble for Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Punjab is expecting a bumper yield of 230 lakh tonne paddy this kharif season, with harvesting starting in some patches of the state and freshly harvested produce expected to arrive in the mandis by October 1. A total of 175 lakh tonnes of food grain is still stored in the godowns of four state procurement agencies, Pungrain, Markfed, Punsup and …

We Will Distribute Six Kg Fine Rice to Three Crore People: Uttam
3 months ago

We Will Distribute Six Kg Fine Rice to Three Crore People: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that the Civil Supplies Corporation would distribute six kg of fine rice to each of the three crore people in the state from January. The government will also give Rs 500 as a bonus for fine rice paddy from the Kharif season, while separate procurement centres would be set up for …

Govt restores wheat allocations for PMGKAY beneficiaries, allocates 3.5 mn tonnes for October-March period
3 months ago

Govt restores wheat allocations for PMGKAY beneficiaries, allocates 3.5 mn tonnes for October-March period

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government has restored wheat allocations under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana —the free food scheme for the poorest—starting from October until March after a gap of more than two years. “Roughly, 10 million tonnes of wheat are available with traders in the country, which is higher compared to the same time last year," he said. …

Grains brim Punjab godowns, agencies battle space crunch
4 months ago

Grains brim Punjab godowns, agencies battle space crunch

Hindustan Times  

With godowns in Punjab full to the brim, bumper paddy crop may spell trouble for the state agencies. HT Image The state agriculture department has predicted a bumper paddy yield — around 185 lakh tonnes — this kharif season. A total of 192 lakh tonnes of foodgrains — 125 lakh tonne rice, 60 lakh tonne wheat and 7 lakh tonne …

Karnataka: FCI ready to supply rice, beneficiaries to get five kg more
4 months ago

Karnataka: FCI ready to supply rice, beneficiaries to get five kg more

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Below Poverty Line cardholders are likely to get 5 kg of rice more instead of Rs 170 cash being given to them as the Food Corporation of India is ready to supply 2.36 lakh tonnes of rice for the state government’s Anna Bhagya scheme. The state government’s request to supply rice for its Anna Bhagya scheme was rejected by …

Cabinet approves MSP hikes for all 14 kharif season crops for the upcoming 2024-25 season
6 months ago

Cabinet approves MSP hikes for all 14 kharif season crops for the upcoming 2024-25 season

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet gave its nod to raise the minimum support price for paddy by 5.35% to ₹2,300 per quintal for the upcoming 2024-25 kharif marketing season, a decision that comes ahead of Assembly elections in Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi. In the first major decision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term in office, the Cabinet approved MSP hikes …

Farmers in Koraput district, Odisha face 'Katni Chhatni' woes despite BJP's assurances
6 months, 1 week ago

Farmers in Koraput district, Odisha face 'Katni Chhatni' woes despite BJP's assurances

New Indian Express  

JEYPORE: Despite the BJP’s assurance of ending ‘katni chhatni’ during campaigning before elections, the practice continues to prevail in Koraput district leaving farmers in the lurch in the current rabi procurement season. Sources said rabi paddy procurement is already going on at a snail’s pace in the district with only 442 farmers having sold 3,663 metric tonne paddy till June …

Farmers gear up for Kharif season in Kadapa, Annamayya districts
6 months, 1 week ago

Farmers gear up for Kharif season in Kadapa, Annamayya districts

The Hindu  

In preparation for the Kharif cultivation season, farmers in the Annamayya and Kadapa districts, located in the heart of the Rayalaseema region, have been gathering green manure and organic fertilisers, among various other measures. The agriculture and horticulture department officials are also gearing up for the season in line with the farmers as they have drafted plans and submitted proposals …

Wheat procurement sufficient for food-security schemes: Govt
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Wheat procurement sufficient for food-security schemes: Govt

Hindustan Times  

The government’s procurement of wheat has crossed the minimum threshold quantity required to cater to all welfare schemes despite a delayed start, including distribution of free grains to nearly 800 million beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act, and authorities said they were on course to achieve grain-stocking targets for 2024. Procurement refers to purchases of grains by the Food …

Punjab’s crop residue management plan bets big on subsidised machines
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Punjab’s crop residue management plan bets big on subsidised machines

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab government has decided to provide farmers with 36,020 subsidised machines for in-situ and ex-situ management of the crop residue for the upcoming kharif season harvest. The state government has between 2018 and 2023 received ₹1,560 crore to supply subsidised machines for crop residue management to the farmers, and till 2023 138,022 machines have been supplied to the farmers. …

What are the regulations with respect to rice prices? | Explained
10 months, 2 weeks ago

What are the regulations with respect to rice prices? | Explained

The Hindu  

February 09, 2024 08:30 am | Updated 11:45 am IST The story so far: The Indian government recently made it mandatory for all traders, wholesalers, retailers, and millers to declare their respective rice stocks. In the year 2022-2023, India produced 135 million tonnes of rice, which is 62.84 lakh tonnes higher than the previous year. While Basmati rice prices are …

Pradhan urges Goyal to lift surplus parboiled rice
11 months, 1 week ago

Pradhan urges Goyal to lift surplus parboiled rice

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged his Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution counterpart, Piyush Goyal to lift surplus parboiled rice from Odisha during kharif marketing season 2023-24 for which procurement has already commenced. Stating Odisha had a bumper harvest this season, Pradhan requested Goyal to augment the procurement target for the state and instruct the Food Corporation …

Indian rice exporters expect to face challenges due to policy risks, high prices in 2024
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian rice exporters expect to face challenges due to policy risks, high prices in 2024

The Hindu  

Indian rice exporters anticipate 2024 to be a challenging year marked by policy uncertainties and elevated local prices, hindering the normalisation of rice exports from the country. According to S&P Global Commodity Insights, the Indian Government's policy intervention in 2023, including banning non-Basmati white rice exports, imposing a 20 per cent duty on parboiled rice exports, and setting a minimum …

Paddy purchase declines as farmers hold back in run-up to elections
1 year, 1 month ago

Paddy purchase declines as farmers hold back in run-up to elections

Live Mint  

Government procurement of paddy has fallen as farmers hold back on selling their crop, hoping for sops ahead of Assembly elections in five states this year. The union government, through the federal Food Corporation of India and state agencies, has procured 14.7 million tonnes of paddy in the ongoing kharif marketing season that started on 1 October, as against 15.9 …

Haryana might fall short of 60 lakh MT procurement target of non-basmati paddy
1 year, 2 months ago

Haryana might fall short of 60 lakh MT procurement target of non-basmati paddy

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana government’s procurement of non-basmati paddy on the minimum support price this kharif season may fall short of the set target of 60 lakh tonnes due to a decline in the arrival of rice reported in the state mandis. Haryana might fall short of 60 lakh MT procurement target of non-basmati paddy With the harvesting of parmal varieties in …

Ahead of polls, Bhupesh government approves procurement of 20 quintals of paddy per acre
1 year, 2 months ago

Ahead of polls, Bhupesh government approves procurement of 20 quintals of paddy per acre

The Hindu  

In a cabinet meeting held on Tuesday, the Bhupesh Baghel government in Chhattisgarh announced that it will procure a maximum of 20 quintals of paddy per acre. As per the announcement of the Chief Minister, maximum of 20 quintals of paddy per acre and 10 quintals of maize per acre will be procured from farmers…” a government statement read. Earlier …

Paddy Politics Heats Up in Chhattisgarh Ahead of Polls
1 year, 3 months ago

Paddy Politics Heats Up in Chhattisgarh Ahead of Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: A minister in the Bhupesh Baghel government on Thursday declared that farmers would get a price of Rs 3,600 for a quintal of paddy if Congress returned to power in Chhattisgarh in the year-end assembly elections, triggering a political row here. State parliamentary affairs minister Ravindra Choubey, who is also spokesman of the Chhattisgarh government, said that the paddy …

Centre plans to procure 521 lakh tonnes rice this kharif
1 year, 4 months ago

Centre plans to procure 521 lakh tonnes rice this kharif

The Hindu  

The Union Food Ministry has set a target to procure 521 lakh tonnes of rice in this kharif season. “We will be universalising the scheme within some months,” he said and added that of the 250 lakh tonnes with the Food Corporation of India, only 12 lakh tonnes was non-fortified rice. He said five kilograms of fortified rice will be …

Anna Bhagya scheme | Karnataka BPL families will get cash instead of free rice promised
1 year, 5 months ago

Anna Bhagya scheme | Karnataka BPL families will get cash instead of free rice promised

The Hindu  

Unable to procure enough rice in the market at a reasonable cost in time to meet the needs of its new Anna Bhagya scheme, the Karnataka Government on Wednesday decided to temporarily give ₹170 per person per month from July 1 in lieu of the promised five kg of free rice. An estimated 2.29 lakh metric tonnes of rice is …

A row over rice in Karnataka
1 year, 5 months ago

A row over rice in Karnataka

The Hindu  

In just over a month since the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government came to power in Karnataka, a row over “denial” of rice by the Centre for Anna Bhagya, one of the State government’s flagship programmes to be launched on July 1, has kept the political pot boiling. This is the amount it requires to provide five kg of free rice per …

K’taka govt negotiating with central agencies for rice for Anna Bhagya scheme: CM Siddaramaiah
1 year, 5 months ago

K’taka govt negotiating with central agencies for rice for Anna Bhagya scheme: CM Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

A day after the Centre refused to give rice to Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the state has invited quotations from three central agencies to supply rice for the Anna Bhagya scheme offering five kg extra rice to the BPL families. "Piyush Goyal has said the centre cannot give us rice," the Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister …

Anna Bhagya: Govt to bid for rice from Central govt. agencies
1 year, 6 months ago

Anna Bhagya: Govt to bid for rice from Central govt. agencies

The Hindu  

The Karnataka government has proposed to procure rice from the Central government’s National Cooperative Consumers Federation, National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation, and Central Bhandar, and its availability and price will be known in a week’s time, said Minister for Food and Consumer Affairs K.H. Speaking to The Hindu after a high-level meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other officials, Mr. …

T.N. in negotiations with National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation, other States, to procure more rice
1 year, 6 months ago

T.N. in negotiations with National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation, other States, to procure more rice

The Hindu  

With the Food Corporation of India reiterating its position of not providing more food grains to States under its Open Market Sale Scheme, the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation is negotiating with the National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation of India and other States to procure the additional quantity of 50,000 tonnes to 60,000 tonnes a month of rice that it needs. …

No rice for Anna Bhagya scheme, Centre tells Karnataka
1 year, 6 months ago

No rice for Anna Bhagya scheme, Centre tells Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Centre on Friday, June 23, categorically refused to supply rice to Karnataka for its flagship Anna Bhagya scheme. Mr. Muniyappa said, “The Centre requires 135 lakh metric tonnes for the national supply, whereas they have a stock of 262 lakh metric tonnes. What the State wants The Congress government, which announced Anna Bhagya scheme as one of the five …

Govt's rice procurement reaches 55.8 million tonnes and wheat 26.2 million tonnes so far
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt's rice procurement reaches 55.8 million tonnes and wheat 26.2 million tonnes so far

The Hindu  

The government's rice procurement has reached 55.8 million tonnes so far in the ongoing 2022-23 marketing season, benefitting 1.22 crore farmers with MSP of ₹1.7 lakh crore, the Food Ministry said on June 20. Wheat procurement has reached 26.2 million tonnes so far in the 2023-24 rabi marketing year, more than the last year's total procurement of 18.8 million tonnes. …

Centre trying to obstruct Anna Bhagya scheme in Karnataka: Priyank Kharge
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre trying to obstruct Anna Bhagya scheme in Karnataka: Priyank Kharge

Deccan Chronicle  

Kalaburagi: Karnataka Minister for Rural Development, and Panchayat Raj Priyank Kharge has accused the Union government of engaging in 'politics of hatred' against the people of state. Speaking to reporters at Kalaburagi, Kharge charged the Central government with conspiring to obstruct implementation of the Anna Bhagya scheme in the state. When asked about the launch of the Annabhagya scheme on …

Rice millers say they can meet partial requirement of Anna Bhagya
1 year, 6 months ago

Rice millers say they can meet partial requirement of Anna Bhagya

The Hindu  

The Karnataka government, which is scouting for rice for its Anna Bhagya scheme across the country, is yet to speak to Karnataka Rice Millers’ Association to ascertain the cost or the quantum of rice available with the mills in the State. Srinivas, the government has not involved the local millers in the Anna Bhagya scheme while it is looking for …

Karnataka CM asks BJP to convince Centre to give additional rice for Anna Bhagya scheme
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka CM asks BJP to convince Centre to give additional rice for Anna Bhagya scheme

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said that if the BJP was really interested in the welfare of people, it should tell the Centre not to politicise Anna Bhagya scheme and provide necessary quantum of rice to Karnataka. “Had the FCI not agreed to supply 2.28 lakh tonnes of rice and asked us to speak to the Union Ministry of Consumer …

Launch of Anna Bhagya on July 1 hangs in balance after FCI refuses to sell rice to Karnataka
1 year, 6 months ago

Launch of Anna Bhagya on July 1 hangs in balance after FCI refuses to sell rice to Karnataka

The Hindu  

After the refusal by the Food Corporation of India to provide additional rice to Karnataka, the launch of the Anna Bhagya scheme on July 1 by the Congress government hangs in balance as it is scouting for the availability of rice at competitive cost in other States even as the financial viability also comes into question. About 2.28 lakh tonnes …

Govt weighs 3-8% increase in MSP for kharif crops
1 year, 6 months ago

Govt weighs 3-8% increase in MSP for kharif crops

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI : The central government is weighing a 3-8% increase in the minimum support price for key kharif crops in 2023-24, according to two people familiar with the development. The MSP for common and grade A paddy varieties could see a 3-7% increase to the range of ₹2,100-2,200 per quintal, one of the two people said, requesting anonymity. The …

Centre agrees to procure additional 6.80LTs of parboiled rice from Telangana
1 year, 6 months ago

Centre agrees to procure additional 6.80LTs of parboiled rice from Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Centre on Friday agreed to procure an additional 6.8 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice from Telangana for the Kharif season 2022-23. This is in addition to the recently approved procurement of 13.73 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice for the Rabi 2021-22 and Kharif 2022-23 kharif seasons. Union minister G. Kishan Reddy who had written to his Cabinet colleague …

Govt agencies procure 56.04 lakh MT wheat from Haryana mandis
1 year, 7 months ago

Govt agencies procure 56.04 lakh MT wheat from Haryana mandis

Hindustan Times  

As the wheat harvesting nears end, the overall procurement in Haryana has reached 56.04 lakh metric tonnes against the target of 75 lakh MT fixed by the Food Corporation of India. Officials associated with the procurement operations said total 57.79 lakh MT wheat has reached the mandis of Haryana till Thursday evening and as the arrival has dipped to around …

Haryana set to miss its wheat procurement target this year
1 year, 8 months ago

Haryana set to miss its wheat procurement target this year

Hindustan Times  

Amid the Haryana government’s claims of a good yield despite unseasonal rains in the harvesting season, the state is set to miss its procurement target for the second consecutive year. As per figures, government agencies have so far procured 58.59 lakh MT wheat from 408 mandis and procurement centres of the Haryana till date. As per information, government agencies had …

Wheat procurement: ₹932 cr disbursed to farmers in Haryana so far, claims CM Khattar
1 year, 8 months ago

Wheat procurement: ₹932 cr disbursed to farmers in Haryana so far, claims CM Khattar

Hindustan Times  

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said the state government has disbursed a sum of ₹932 crore to about 81,000 farmers for wheat procurement. Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said the state government has disbursed a sum of ₹ 932 crore to about 81,000 farmers for wheat procurement. He said the state government is committed …

In Bihar, wheat procurement to start on April 20; 10 lakh MT is the target
1 year, 8 months ago

In Bihar, wheat procurement to start on April 20; 10 lakh MT is the target

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: Bihar will start procurement of wheat from April 20 and targets to lift 10 lakh metric tonnes, officials of the co-operative department said on Wednesday. Last year, Bihar was able to procure only 3,519 metric tonnes against a target of 10 lakh metric tonnes for 2021-22. Bihar state agriculture department officials estimate the wheat output this year to be …

Start paddy procurement from April 15, CM Jagan tells officials
1 year, 8 months ago

Start paddy procurement from April 15, CM Jagan tells officials

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has asked officials to start the rabi season’s paddy procurement from April 15 and carry out the enumeration on crop loss due to the untimely rains. Explaining about the Polambadi training programmes being planned for farmers, the officials said the expenses have come down by 15 per cent, 15 per cent, 12 per …

Patnaik writes to Piyush Goyal, urges him to procure surplus rice from Odisha
1 year, 8 months ago

Patnaik writes to Piyush Goyal, urges him to procure surplus rice from Odisha

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has written to Union Minister Piyush Goyal, urging him to lift around 20 lakh tonne of surplus rice for the 2022-23 Kharif marketing season from Odisha to enable the state government to procure paddy from farmers in the coming seasons. During the 2022-23 Kharif season, a record 14,94,320 farmers have sold paddy to the government …

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