Paddy procurement begins in Mayiladuthurai district
4 days, 20 hours ago

Paddy procurement begins in Mayiladuthurai district

The Hindu  

Paddy procurement for the 2024-25 samba season began in Mayiladuthurai district on Friday, with District Collector A.P. Paddy has been cultivated on 68,880 hectares of land in Mayiladuthurai district this samba season, with an anticipated yield of 3,44,400 tonnes. Procurement rates have been set at ₹2,450 a quintal for fine variety paddy, which includes ₹2,320 as Minimum Support Price and ₹130 as incentive. For common variety paddy, the rate is ₹2,405 per quintal, including an MSP of ₹2,300 and ₹105 as incentive.

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Telangana govt's announcement of Rs 500 bonus on fine paddy pushes cultivation up by 61 per cent
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Telangana govt's announcement of Rs 500 bonus on fine paddy pushes cultivation up by 61 per cent

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a remarkable achievement, fine variety paddy cultivation in Telangana has gone up by 61 per cent to four million acres this kharif season compared to 2.5 million acres during the same period last year, government sources said on Sunday. On the other hand, the cultivation of non-fine variety paddy declined significantly, dropping from 4.1 million acres to 2.63 …

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

Kharif paddy purchase in Odisha's Malkangiri from December 16
2 months ago

Kharif paddy purchase in Odisha's Malkangiri from December 16

New Indian Express  

MALKANGIRI: Kharif paddy procurement in Malkangiri district will start from December 16 and continue till March 31. The decision was taken at the district-level paddy procurement meeting held under the chairmanship of collector Ashish Iswar Patil here on Friday. After procurement, the payment will be credited to the farmers’ accounts online by Bhubaneswar-based Odisha State Cooperative Bank within 24 to …

Govt to Cover Extra Costs for Paddy Storage: Uttam
2 months ago

Govt to Cover Extra Costs for Paddy Storage: Uttam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Civil supplies minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy directed officials to expedite paddy procurement and told civil supplies commissioner and department officials to shift the paddy to intermediary godowns wherever millers were not cooperating. Uttam Kumar Reddy highlighted that Telangana was expected to achieve a record yield of nearly 150 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, making this year’s procurement process …

Procurement Will Pick Up Pace Soon: Civil Supplies Officials
2 months, 1 week ago

Procurement Will Pick Up Pace Soon: Civil Supplies Officials

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The government’s decision to announce a bonus of Rs 500 for fine varieties of paddy appears to have boosted their production in the state, delaying the arrival of paddy at procurement centres, say civil supplies department officials. Farmers have sown paddy in more land this year at 66,69,641 acres compared to 57,18,527 acres last year, which poses challenges to …

150 Lakh MT of Paddy Expected: A Record Procurement Exercise in Telangana
2 months, 1 week 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. …

We Will Distribute Six Kg Fine Rice to Three Crore People: Uttam
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for PDS dips by 9.2L MT
4 months, 1 week ago

Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for PDS dips by 9.2L MT

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for the Public Distribution System declined sharply by 9.26 lakh metric tonnes in 2023-24 and stood at 34.96 lakh MT against last year’s 44.22 lakh MT. Lower paddy procurement is expected to raise the food bill for the Food Corporation of India, which relies on the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation to acquire paddy …

Samba season begins in Karaikal on a positive note, govt. reintroduces seed subsidy
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Samba season begins in Karaikal on a positive note, govt. reintroduces seed subsidy

The Hindu  

Samba paddy cultivation has begun in Karaikal. “This year, we expect the cultivated area to increase to around 4,800 hectares as there is expected to be good flow in the Cauvery,” Mr. Ganesan told The Hindu. “We are providing a seed subsidy of ₹10 a kg; farmers can purchase seeds at ₹30 a kg instead of the usual ₹40,” Mr. …

6K MT summer crop paddy procured in Madurai so far, farmers seek additional DPCs
5 months, 2 weeks ago

6K MT summer crop paddy procured in Madurai so far, farmers seek additional DPCs

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: As the procurement of summer cultivation season paddy is coming to a close, farmers have requested authorities concerned to open additional Direct Purchase Centres for selling the crop in Madurai. While the procurement for this Kharif Marketing Season year is 40% lesser than the previous year, official sources from the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation stated that proposals for …

Kerala Assembly: Recent climate vagaries caused loss of ₹110 crore in paddy sector, says Agriculture Minister
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Assembly: Recent climate vagaries caused loss of ₹110 crore in paddy sector, says Agriculture Minister

The Hindu  

Climate change-induced weather vagaries inflicted a cumulative loss of around ₹110 crore to paddy farmers in Kerala in the just-concluded summer season, Agriculture Minister P. Prasad has said. Replying to a Calling Attention motion in the Kerala Assembly on July 1, Mr. Prasad said the combined effect of heatwave-like and drought-like conditions that persisted in Kerala from February to May …

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin increases paddy procurement incentives
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu CM Stalin increases paddy procurement incentives

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday ordered an additional incentive for paddy procurement, following which revision, from September 1, farmers will receive Rs 2,450 per quintal for Grade-A paddy and Rs 2,405 per quintal for the common variety. The price revision follows the union government’s move last week, marginally increasing the minimum support price for kharif crops for …

Cabinet approves MSP hikes for all 14 kharif season crops for the upcoming 2024-25 season
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Rs 17 crore for delta farmers who lost kuruvai paddy
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Rs 17 crore for delta farmers who lost kuruvai paddy

New Indian Express  

THANJAVUR: The state has issued orders to pay Rs 16.85 crore as relief to 22,533 farmers from the Cauvery delta who lost kuruvai due to deficit rainfall during the southwest monsoon and insufficient release of water from Mettur dam. A total of 623 farmers in Tiruvarur will get a total of Rs 38.47 lakh for paddy loss over 285 hectares, …

Dip in production, summer concern push paddy prices up in Tamil Nadu
11 months, 1 week ago

Dip in production, summer concern push paddy prices up in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

TIRUCHY: A drop in samba production due to lack of water supply from Mettur dam coupled with concerns of a harsh summer restricting any further cultivation till the next kuruvai season have shot up the procurement price of fine variety paddy in the district market by 40%. This, in turn, could jack up the wholesale market price of rice by …

Harvest season begins in Ramnad, 70 DPCs set up by civil supplies
1 year ago

Harvest season begins in Ramnad, 70 DPCs set up by civil supplies

New Indian Express  

MADURAI/RAMANATHAPURAM: As farmers in Ramanathapuram district kick-starting harvesting season, the civil supplies department inaugurated over 70 direct procurement centres for procuring Samba paddy. Collector Chandran added that overall paddy production is likely to cross four lakh metric tonnes this year. As a result, the civil supplies department has fixed a target of one lakh metric tonnes, the highest in the …

Paddy gambit may hold the key to power in Chhattisgarh
1 year, 2 months ago

Paddy gambit may hold the key to power in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

On Friday afternoon, two days before campaigning for the first phase of the crucial assembly elections were to end, BJP leaders across the central plains of Chhattisgarh watched their television screens earnestly. And they heard what they were waiting for: a guarantee to Chhattisgarh’s farmers that a future BJP-led government would acquire paddy at ₹3,100 per quintal per acre. In …

Paddy purchase declines as farmers hold back in run-up to elections
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Ahead of Sornavari paddy harvest, 17 direct procurement centres opened in Tiruvallur to help farmers
1 year, 4 months ago

Ahead of Sornavari paddy harvest, 17 direct procurement centres opened in Tiruvallur to help farmers

The Hindu  

Chennai’s rice bowl, Tiruvallur district, recently opened 17 direct procurement centres as part of its preparations for the paddy harvest this Sornavari season. “A similar amount would be kept aside by farmers for their own use and another 50,000 tonnes would go to private buyers. All the centres are to come up on government properties and so e-seva maiyyams, regulated …

Ramanathapuram to get 100 DPCs for procuring 1 lakh tonnes of samba paddy in TN
1 year, 4 months ago

Ramanathapuram to get 100 DPCs for procuring 1 lakh tonnes of samba paddy in TN

New Indian Express  

RAMANATHAPURAM: With the cultivation season soon to commence following the arrival of Vaigai water, a special proposal has been sent for establishing around 100 direct procurement centres for procuring samba paddy in Ramanathapuram. According to sources, August-September is one of the biggest cultivation seasons in Ramanathapuram, as much as 1.3 lakh hectares of agricultural lands would be used for samba …

Paddy procurement of 64.5L tonnes in 2022-23 rabi second highest
1 year, 6 months ago

Paddy procurement of 64.5L tonnes in 2022-23 rabi second highest

The Hindu  

An amount of ₹3,000 crore was credited to farmers’ bank accounts at one go on Friday in lieu of sale of paddy produced by them this rabi season at the procurement centres set up by different government agencies under the aegis of Telangana State Civil Supplies Corporation. Minister for Civil Supplies Gangula Kamalakar said on Friday that 64.52 lakh tonnes …

50 per cent harvest of Samba paddy crop completed in TN's Ramanathapuram
1 year, 11 months ago

50 per cent harvest of Samba paddy crop completed in TN's Ramanathapuram

New Indian Express  

RAMANATHAPURAM: Despite the prolonged irrigation woes affecting over 60% of paddy cultivation in Ramanathapuram, over 50% of the harvest process has been completed, providing hope for farmers in the district who now look forward to cultivating cotton as the second crop in the upcoming season. Being one of the largest paddy cultivation in the state, about 1.3 lakh hectares were …

State at less than 2% of paddy procurement target
2 years, 2 months ago

State at less than 2% of paddy procurement target

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Paddy procurement by the state government for the kharif season is yet to pick up pace, with procurement of only 1.5 lakh tonnes, against a target of one crore tonnes, completed so far. The government initiated paddy procurement in the last week of October by opening 2,000 centres in Nizamabad and Nalgonda districts, where paddy generally arrives first. This …

Centre explains reason for lower budget estimate than FY 2021-22
2 years, 11 months ago

Centre explains reason for lower budget estimate than FY 2021-22

Op India  

The All India Kisan Sabha, the farmer wing of the CPM, which is also a part of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha that led the demonstration against the three farm laws, slammed the Union Budget, calling it anti-poor, anti-farmer, insensitive to genuine demands of farmers. In fact this is lesser than the allocation of 2.48 lakh crore…"https://t.co/8cYf3bGthN — AIKS February 2, …

Govt Buys 291 Lakh Tonnes Of Paddy For Rs 57,032 Cr So Far In 2021-22 Kharif Marketing Year
3 years, 1 month ago

Govt Buys 291 Lakh Tonnes Of Paddy For Rs 57,032 Cr So Far In 2021-22 Kharif Marketing Year

News 18  

The government has procured paddy worth Rs 57,032 crore so far in the 2021-22 kharif marketing season. The paddy procurement is progressing smoothly in Kharif Marketing Season 2021-22 at MSP from farmers, as was done in previous years, an official statement said. Separately, the government said that under the PM-GKAY scheme, the food ministry had allocated a total of almost …

Govt Procures Paddy Worth Rs 92,121 Crore So Far at MSP; Purchase in Volume Terms Up 25%
4 years ago

Govt Procures Paddy Worth Rs 92,121 Crore So Far at MSP; Purchase in Volume Terms Up 25%

News 18  

New Delhi: Paddy procurement has increased 25 per cent so far in the ongoing kharif marketing season to 487.92 lakh tonnes, valued at Rs 92,121 crore, an official statement said. The Food Corporation of India and state agencies have purchased 487.92 lakh tonnes of paddy till December 31 as against 390.56 lakh tonnes in the corresponding period of the previous …

Govt Procures Paddy Worth Rs 86,243 Crore at MSP So Far This Kharif Season
4 years ago

Govt Procures Paddy Worth Rs 86,243 Crore at MSP So Far This Kharif Season

News 18  

The government's paddy procurement has increased 25 per cent so far in the ongoing kharif marketing season to 456.79 lakh tonnes, valuing Rs 86,242.83 crore. Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. …

Govt Procures Paddy Worth Rs 79,675 Crore at MSP So Far; Purchase in Volume Terms Up 22%
4 years ago

Govt Procures Paddy Worth Rs 79,675 Crore at MSP So Far; Purchase in Volume Terms Up 22%

News 18  

Paddy procurement has increased 22 per cent so far in the ongoing kharif marketing season to 422.01 lakh tonnes, valued at Rs 79,675 crore. Paddy procurement for kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar, an official statement said. The …

Govt Buys 116.66 Lakh Tons of Paddy at MSP in Less Than a Month, Highest Purchase from Punjab
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt Buys 116.66 Lakh Tons of Paddy at MSP in Less Than a Month, Highest Purchase from Punjab

News 18  

The government’s paddy procurement at the minimum support price has risen 28.55 per cent to 116.66 lakh tonne in less than a month compared with the year-ago same period, with maximum grain been purchased from Punjab alone, according to the Union food ministry. Till October 21, about 116.66 lakh tonne of paddy was procured, up 28.55 per cent from 90.76 …

Paddy procurement for Kharif season going on smoothly: Centre
4 years, 2 months ago

Paddy procurement for Kharif season going on smoothly: Centre

Live Mint  

Paddy procurement for the Kharif marketing season 2020-21 is going on smoothly and the government continues to procure crops at MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP schemes as was done in previous seasons, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said on Monday. It said that till October 18, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured …

Govt Buys 55.61 Lakh Tonnes Kharif Paddy at MSP in Last 18 Days
4 years, 3 months ago

Govt Buys 55.61 Lakh Tonnes Kharif Paddy at MSP in Last 18 Days

News 18  

New Delhi: The Centre on Sunday said about 55.61 lakh tonnes of kharif paddy worth Rs 10,500 crore has been purchased at minimum support price from 4.80 lakh farmers in the last 18 days. Till October 13, about 55.61 lakh tonnes of paddy was procured at MSP value of Rs 10,500.72 crore, it said. Till October 10, about 669.74 tonnes …

FCI, State Procurement Agencies Purchase 48.53 Lakh Tonne of Paddy So Far
4 years, 3 months ago

FCI, State Procurement Agencies Purchase 48.53 Lakh Tonne of Paddy So Far

News 18  

Food Corporation of India and state procurement agencies have purchased 48.53 lakh tonnes of paddy till Monday at the minimum support price for over Rs 9,000 crore, the government said on Tuesday. “Food Corporation of India along with other govt agencies has, up to October 12, procured over 48.53 LMT paddy with a total MSP value of Rs 9,164.30 crore …

Govt to Shell Out Rs 1.40 Lakh Crore for Procuring Paddy at MSP in Kharif Season
4 years, 3 months ago

Govt to Shell Out Rs 1.40 Lakh Crore for Procuring Paddy at MSP in Kharif Season

News 18  

New Delhi: Amid farmers' protests against new laws, the Centre on Wednesday asserted that buying of kharif crops at Minimum Support Price is continuing and that Rs 1.40 lakh crore will be spend for procuring 738 lakh tonnes of paddy at MSP from more than 156 lakh farmers. "FCI and state agencies are all set to procure a record quantity …

Govt Procures Over 11 Lakh Tonnes Paddy at MSP Worth Rs 2,100 Cr in Last 10 Days
4 years, 3 months ago

Govt Procures Over 11 Lakh Tonnes Paddy at MSP Worth Rs 2,100 Cr in Last 10 Days

News 18  

The Centre on Tuesday said over 11 lakh tonnes of kharif paddy has been procured at minimum support price from farmers for a total of Rs 2,103.46 crore in the last 10 days. "As on October 5, cumulative procurement of paddy in the 2020-21 kharif marketing season has already crossed 11.14 lakh tonnes," the Union Food Ministry said in a …

Centre Buys 5.73 Lakh Tons of Paddy at MSP in Last 8 Days
4 years, 3 months ago

Centre Buys 5.73 Lakh Tons of Paddy at MSP in Last 8 Days

News 18  

New Delhi, Sep 4: The Centre on Sunday said about 5.73 lakh tonne of paddy worth Rs 1,082.46 crore has been purchased at the minimum support price in the last eight days from key growing states like Punjab and Haryana. As on September 3, state-run Cotton Corporation of India has procured a cumulative quantity of 147 bales at Rs 40.80 …

Govt Procures 3.65 Lakh Tonne Kharif Paddy at MSP in Last One Week
4 years, 3 months ago

Govt Procures 3.65 Lakh Tonne Kharif Paddy at MSP in Last One Week

News 18  

New Delhi: The procurement of kharif paddy is progressing smoothly and about 3.65 lakh tonne of paddy worth Rs 689.44 crore has been purchased at the minimum support price in the last one week from states especially Punjab and Haryana, an official statement said on Saturday. With the latest procurement data, the government aims to send a message to farmers …

Govt Buys Over 1 Lakh Tonnes of Kharif Paddy at MSP from Punjab, Haryana in 5 Days
4 years, 3 months ago

Govt Buys Over 1 Lakh Tonnes of Kharif Paddy at MSP from Punjab, Haryana in 5 Days

News 18  

The Centre on Thursday said it has procured 1,04,417 tonnes of paddy worth Rs 197 crore in the past five days at minimum support price from Punjab and Haryana. In a statement, the Union Agriculture Ministry said about 91,005 tonnes of paddy from Punjab and 13,412 tonnes from Haryana has been procured at MSP of Rs 1,888 per quintal in …

Govt Buys 44,809 Tonne Kharif Paddy at MSP from Punjab, Haryana in 3 Days
4 years, 3 months ago

Govt Buys 44,809 Tonne Kharif Paddy at MSP from Punjab, Haryana in 3 Days

News 18  

The Centre on Wednesday said it has procured about 44,809 tonnes of paddy worth Rs 84.60 crore in the past three days, at the minimum support price from Punjab and Haryana. About 41,303 tonnes and 3,506 tonnes of paddy from Punjab and Haryana, respectively, have been procured at the MSP rate of Rs 1,888 per quintal in the past three …

MSP Procurement of Kharif Paddy Begins Immediately in Punjab and Haryana, Says Centre
4 years, 3 months ago

MSP Procurement of Kharif Paddy Begins Immediately in Punjab and Haryana, Says Centre

News 18  

The Centre on Saturday announced commencement of paddy procurement at the minimum support price with immediate effect in Punjab and Haryana in the wake of early arrival of the kharif crop in these two states. Otherwise, paddy procurement for the 2020-21 kharif marketing season is scheduled to begin from October 1 in all the key growing states, it said. “However, …

Telangana to boost paddy, cotton procurement
5 years, 2 months ago

Telangana to boost paddy, cotton procurement

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With record production of paddy and cotton in the current Kharif season, the state government is making arrangements to improve the procuring of the crop. “In view of the record production, we are setting up 3,500 procurement centres across the state and so far, 1,100 centres have already been established and around 1.1 metric tonnes of crop have been …

Odisha farmers spend Rs 2,403 to produce a quintal of paddy, get only Rs 1,815
5 years, 5 months ago

Odisha farmers spend Rs 2,403 to produce a quintal of paddy, get only Rs 1,815

India TV News  

Compared to an estimated cost of production of paddy at Rs 2,403 a quintal in Odisha, farmers in the state lose Rs 588 per quintal when they sell their produce to the government at the Minimum Support Price. "According to an estimation done for 2018-19 crop year, the cost of production of a quintal of paddy in Odisha is Rs …

Delhi government plans 50% higher MSP for grain
5 years, 10 months ago

Delhi government plans 50% higher MSP for grain

The Quint  

New Delhi, Feb 24 The Delhi government said here on Sunday it plans to implement the Swaminathan committee report and allow 50 per cent higher minimum support price for farmers. Under the proposed "Mukhya Mantri Kisan Mitra Yojna", the MSP with 50 per cent margin at the cost of production is likely to be Rs 2,616 per quintal for wheat …

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