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 million tonnes in the corresponding period last year. The Bhupesh Baghel-led Chhattisgarh government has promised to hike the paddy procurement price to ₹ 3,600 per quintal, apart from giving more incentives to landless farm labourers. In the last kharif season, procurement in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Karnataka was 3.2 million tonnes, 4.2 mt, 177,000 tonnes, 1.5 mt and 21,000 tonnes, respectively.

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Paddy purchase: Minister Nadendla Manohar explains facts to YSRCP
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Paddy purchase: Minister Nadendla Manohar explains facts to YSRCP

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Nadendla Manohar has targeted YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy through a series of tweets on social media platform X, responding to his recent allegations of tardy paddy procurement. Look at the figures.” In others, he urged Jagan to “Wake up.” The coalition government is ensuring fair deal to farmers by procuring …

Bargarh farmers want Chhattisgarh’s paddy purchase model in Odisha
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Bargarh farmers want Chhattisgarh’s paddy purchase model in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BARGARH : Amid widespread discontentment among farmers over introduction of grain analyser machines in the kharif procurementseason, a delegation of Jay Kisan Andolan on Friday visited several mandis located in the bordering areas of Chhattisgarh to understand the paddy purchase system of the neighbouring state. The delegation comprised senior farmer leader Siba Prasad Pradhan, Jai Kisan Andolan’s district president Sushil …

Police in India clash with farmers during protest march over minimum price demand for crops
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Police in India clash with farmers during protest march over minimum price demand for crops

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian police on Friday used tear gas against hundreds of farmers taking part in a march to New Delhi to demand guaranteed crop prices in a repeat of 2021 protests. The farmers, who began their march in Haryana and Punjab, are seeking guarantees, backed by law, of more state support or a minimum purchase price for farm …

Farmers in Bargarh protest delays and irregularities in kharif paddy procurement process
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Farmers in Bargarh protest delays and irregularities in kharif paddy procurement process

New Indian Express  

BARGARH: The kharif paddy procurement process in Bargarh district, which began with high hopes following announcement of the revised minimum support price of Rs 3,100, has been severely hindered over alleged irregularities in token generation system. Farmer leader Hara Bania said farmers had expected the situation to get better after the new government came to power. “Like we have demanded …

Vijayawada Snippets: Naidu and Lokesh to attend Mega PTM at Bapatla
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Vijayawada Snippets: Naidu and Lokesh to attend Mega PTM at Bapatla

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Principal Secretary for Education, Kona Sasidhar, announced that the state government is organising a Mega Parent-Teacher Meeting across 45,094 schools on December 7 to boost standards in government schools through parental participation. Govt to procure every grain of paddy within 24 hours: Nadendla Manohar Vijayawada: Minister of civil supplies, food and consumer affairs Nadendla Manohar assured that the state government …

Andhra Pradesh: Paddy Procurement Doubled Under NDA, Says Manohar
2 weeks, 6 days 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 government launches awareness drive to sensitise farmers on paddy procurement
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Odisha government launches awareness drive to sensitise farmers on paddy procurement

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Even as Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi is set to disburse input assistance of Rs 800 per quintal paddy over and above the minimum support price of Rs 2,300 from Sohela on December 8, the state government has launched a drive to create awareness among farmers to sell their harvest under the decentralised procurement. A senior officer of the …

Ryots face hurdles in getting paddy from field to mill in Telangana
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Ryots face hurdles in getting paddy from field to mill in Telangana

New Indian Express  

NALGONDA: With the government procurement of paddy underway, farmers highlight a new kind of issue. Though the process is extremely arduous, it is critical for paddy farmers, who put in their sweat, blood and almost their entire life savings apart from borrowed money to cultivate one batch, sources said. At Indira Kranthi Patham centres, for instance, one kilogram of paddy …

Delhi pollution: Paddy most profitable crop; farmers reluctant to shift
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi pollution: Paddy most profitable crop; farmers reluctant to shift

Hindustan Times  

Paddy or rice, a water-guzzling crop partly responsible for heavy winter pollution in northern India, continues to be the most subsidised and profitable crop, which has thwarted a shift to alternatives such as pulses and maize, experts have said. Agricultural subsidies Since subsidies are heavily skewed towards rice, it will be “difficult” to push dedicated paddy farmers towards other crops …

Odisha Minister Patra warns mill owners against purchase of paddy from farmers
4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

Farmers in Trouble As MSP Denied: Harish
1 month ago

Farmers in Trouble As MSP Denied: Harish

Deccan Chronicle  

Khammam: BRS MLA and senior leader T. Harish Rao on Friday accused the Congress government of failing to ensure the Minimum Support Price for paddy, cotton, and chilli, which he said has caused financial distress to farmers in the state. Due to difficulties in selling their cotton at Cotton Corporation of India procurement centres, many farmers are forced to sell …

'Rs 418.75 crore deposited for paddy purchase', claims Minister Nadendla Manohar
1 month ago

'Rs 418.75 crore deposited for paddy purchase', claims Minister Nadendla Manohar

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Civil Supplies, Food, and Consumer Affairs Minister Nadendla Manohar announced that the State government has procured paddy worth Rs 418.75 crore, and deposited payments into the bank accounts within 48 hours of sale, bringing joy to farmers. Recalling the ordeal of farmers who previously had to wait longer for payments, the minister highlighted that the growers are benefitting from …

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

Making of a mega paddy procurement crisis
1 month ago

Making of a mega paddy procurement crisis

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Punjab is on the crest of a paddy procurement crisis — on a scale not witnessed in at least the last two decades. Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann recently attributed the delay in evacuation of old stock to late milling during the last marketing season. His finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema sought to score political points by blaming it on …

Rain fear drives farmers to undersell fine variety paddy to millers
1 month, 1 week ago

Rain fear drives farmers to undersell fine variety paddy to millers

New Indian Express  

NALGONDA: Majority of the farmers in the district who have grown fine variety of paddy are underselling their produce to millers directly. Of this, fine variety of paddy is grown in 53 per cent of the area and coarse variety in the remaining 47 percent area. The civil supplies department is expecting 4,70,000 metric tons of coarse rice paddy and …

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 …

Indian wheat prices hit record high on strong demand, supply crunch
1 month, 1 week ago

Indian wheat prices hit record high on strong demand, supply crunch

Deccan Chronicle  

Indian wheat prices have jumped to a record high due to strong demand, limited supplies, and a delay in the government releasing stocks from its warehouses to augment supplies, industry officials said on Tuesday.The record prices are likely to lift retail inflation that surged to a 14-month high in October, driven by a jump in vegetable prices and dashing hopes …

Farmers protest as millers refuse to pay MSP for paddy in Telangana
1 month, 1 week ago

Farmers protest as millers refuse to pay MSP for paddy in Telangana

New Indian Express  

NALGONDA: Allegations are rife that the millers are causing trouble to farmers by not purchasing the grain at the MSP fixed by the Central government. The farmers bring two types of paddy to the purchase centres, but the millers are not buying the grain from IKP centres, due to a high moisture content. Meanwhile, IKP centre organisers said that farmers …

Telangana government delaying paddy procurement to avoid paying Rs 500 bonus: Bandi Sanjay
1 month, 1 week ago

Telangana government delaying paddy procurement to avoid paying Rs 500 bonus: Bandi Sanjay

New Indian Express  

KARIMNAGAR: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday alleged the state government was deliberately delaying paddy procurement process as it does not want to pay Rs 500 bonus per quintal of superfine variety grains. Sanjay was interacting with farmers during his visit to paddy procurement centres in Shankarapatnam mandal. Stating that there was no proper …

Govt. delaying paddy purchase to avoid bonus payment: Bandi
1 month, 1 week ago

Govt. delaying paddy purchase to avoid bonus payment: Bandi

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Union minister of state for home and Karimnagar MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar alleged that the state government is intentionally delaying the purchase of paddy from farmers to avoid paying the Rs 500 bonus promised by the Congress party. When the Central government is covering the full cost of paddy, including interest, why isn’t the Congress-led state government purchasing grain …

Punjab CM Mann politicising paddy procurement issue to divert attention from AAP’s failure, says BJP’s Chugh
1 month, 1 week ago

Punjab CM Mann politicising paddy procurement issue to divert attention from AAP’s failure, says BJP’s Chugh

Hindustan Times  

National general secretary of BJP Tarun Chugh on Saturday accused chief minister Bhagwant Mann of politicising paddy procurement to divert people’s attention from the AAP government’s “failures” in Punjab. Campaigning for party nominee from Gidderbaha seat Manpreet Singh Badal, Chugh called upon the electorate to vote for the saffron party in the forthcoming bypolls to begin a new political era …

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 …

Kharif paddy purchase in Odisha's Malkangiri from December 16
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Procurement Will Pick Up Pace Soon: Civil Supplies Officials
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Farmers, Rice Millers Seek Smooth Paddy Procurement
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farmers, Rice Millers Seek Smooth Paddy Procurement

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal/Karimnagar: After initial glitches, paddy procurement has gained momentum at various Paddy Purchasing Centres established by the state government in Warangal and Karimnagar districts. Agencies such as Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies, Indira Kranthi Patham, and Farmers Producer Organisations are purchasing paddy on behalf of the government. Special officers appointed by the government have been instructed to expedite the paddy procurement …

CM Revanth Reddy Warns of Swift Paddy Procurement in Telangana
1 month, 2 weeks ago

CM Revanth Reddy Warns of Swift Paddy Procurement in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has instructed officials to take immediate steps for paddy procurement in Telangana. The government has appointed IAS officers as Special Officers to each erstwhile district for the effective implementation of the government schemes and development programs. The Chief Minister urged the officials to speed up paddy procurement and conduct a field visit at the purchase …

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. …

Untimely Rains Prompt Rice Procurement, As State Stocks Arrive in Bulk
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Untimely Rains Prompt Rice Procurement, As State Stocks Arrive in Bulk

The Hindu  

Minister for Civil Supplies N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has instructed the officials of the Civil Supplies Corporation to ensure a smooth and flawless paddy procurement exercise across Telangana. The government has allocated ₹20,000 crore for the purpose and has also increased the milling charges for fine varieties of paddy and common varieties from ₹10 to ₹40.

Mann Slams Ravneet's 'Baseless' Claim on Paddy Purchase, Demands Priority for Punjab
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mann Slams Ravneet's 'Baseless' Claim on Paddy Purchase, Demands Priority for Punjab

ABP News  

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has met with Chemical and Fertiliser Minister JP Nadda to ensure complete supply of DAP (Diammonium Phosphate) fertiliser in the state before November 15. The Chief Minister expressed concern over the shortage of DAP, which is essential for wheat cultivation, and requested priority allocation of DAP to Punjab in comparison to other states.

Government to Credit Paddy Payments Within 48 Hours of Purchase: Minister
2 months ago

Government to Credit Paddy Payments Within 48 Hours of Purchase: Minister

The Hindu  

Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar announces immediate payment of MSP for paddy. The government will purchase every grain of paddy produced by the farmers at the minimum support price (MSP). Farmers can bring their paddy to the rice mills of their choice, and within 48 hours of delivery, the payment will be credited to their accounts. The government will continue …

Hooda Calls for Minimum Support Price for Stubble, Urges Govt to Buy It from Farmers
2 months ago

Hooda Calls for Minimum Support Price for Stubble, Urges Govt to Buy It from Farmers

Hindustan Times  

Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda suggests that the government should fix the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for stubble and buy it from farmers. He argues that the government's anti-farmer decision to burn stubble is ineffective and that the government should find a more sustainable solution to address the issue.

{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 …

‘More than 1.1L metrictonne paddy procured’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘More than 1.1L metrictonne paddy procured’

Hindustan Times  

Government agencies in Haryana procured 1,18,763 metric tonnes of paddy at minimum support price till Friday. The spokesperson said that till October 4, about 4.37 lakh MT paddy arrived in various mandis of the state. “Out of the arrival of paddy, 1,18,763 MT of paddy has been purchased by government agencies and 18,577 MT has already been lifted,” the spokesperson …

Procurement hits roadblock as millers refuse to lift, store paddy
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Procurement hits roadblock as millers refuse to lift, store paddy

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab Rice Millers Association general house on Wednesday unanimously decided not to participate in this year’s paddy procurement process and allow government agencies to store grains in their mills till the time their issues are resolved. Tarsem Saini, president of the Punjab Rice Millers Association, said, “We don’t have the space to store fresh paddy for milling, as our …

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, 3 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 …

Breaking News: Boost for Farmers as Modi Govt Increases Onion and Basmati Rice Exports | ABP News
3 months, 1 week ago

Breaking News: Boost for Farmers as Modi Govt Increases Onion and Basmati Rice Exports | ABP News

ABP News  

The Indian government has recently lifted the Minimum Export Price restrictions on onions and basmati rice, which were previously imposed to control domestic prices. Previously, the government had set the MEP at $550 per ton for onions and $950 per ton for basmati rice. These limits prevented the export of onions and basmati rice at prices lower than the set …

Rice millers demand hike in milling fees
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rice millers demand hike in milling fees

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The All Odisha Rice Millers Association has demanded the state government to increase the custom milling fee for rice along with transportation and storage charges of paddy at mills. Association president Mahesh Bansal said charges for transportation of paddy from mandis to mills and rice from mills to government-owned or rented warehouses along with paddy procured by the government …

Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu for PDS dips by 9.2L MT
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Under pressure to check farm fires, Punjab sets action plan in motion
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Under pressure to check farm fires, Punjab sets action plan in motion

Hindustan Times  

In a bid to check stubble burning and air pollution, the Punjab agriculture department has started delivering subsidised crop residue management machines to farmers ahead of the upcoming kharif harvest season expected to begin from October 1. Punjab government is facilitating industrial houses and entrepreneurs to import big bailers to collect paddy stubble on a large scale and use it …

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 …

Andhra Pradesh: Paddy procurement dues cleared, Rs 674 crore released
4 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh: Paddy procurement dues cleared, Rs 674 crore released

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Providing a great relief to the farmers who were awaiting payments for the paddy they sold to the State government, Civil Supplies Minister Nadendla Manohar released Rs 674 crore to clear the dues on Monday. Of the total amount released on Monday, a lion’s share, Rs 472 crore, was released for the undivided West Godavari farmers, to whom the …

Skewed subsidies make paddy most profitable
5 months ago

Skewed subsidies make paddy most profitable

Hindustan Times  

Massive subsidies for growers of paddy, a water-guzzling cereal that has ecologically ruined Punjab and Haryana, along with state-guaranteed purchases,have made it the most profitable crop in the country, the reason why farmers don’t want to shift to scarce items such as pulses, a new study has said. However, given that subsidies are heavily skewed towards rice, it will be …

Farmers seek hike in production incentive for paddy
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers seek hike in production incentive for paddy

The Hindu  

As the State government works to speed up the distribution of dues to paddy farmers in Kuttanad, the calls to raise State production incentives to match the new minimum support price are now gaining momentum. At present, paddy farmers receive ₹28.12 per kg, which includes 12 paise for handling charges. Sonichan Pulinkunnu, general secretary of the Paddy Farmers’ Protection Council …

Telangana procured 48 lakh MT paddy in this Rabi season
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana procured 48 lakh MT paddy in this Rabi season

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD : Paddy procurement for the Rabi season has concluded in the state. The government procured 48 lakh metric tonnes from nearly nine lakh farmers, disbursing payments amounting to Rs 10,547 crore to the accounts of 8,99,546 farmers as MSP. To facilitate the procurement during the Rabi season, the government operated 7,178 procurement centres, an increase from 6,889 centres last …

Farmers urge AP govt to clear paddy procurement dues
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmers urge AP govt to clear paddy procurement dues

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Farmers have urged the AP government to clear their dues in the paddy procurement, as more than two months are over since the last payment was made in April. The state government procured nearly 12.64 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the rabi season at a cost of `2,763 crore from neary 1.32 lakh farmers at an MSP of …

Kerala Assembly: Recent climate vagaries caused loss of ₹110 crore in paddy sector, says Agriculture Minister
5 months, 3 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 …

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