Govt restores wheat allocations for PMGKAY beneficiaries, allocates 3.5 mn tonnes for October-March period
6 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. This free food grain scheme covers about 820 million people, providing essential items like wheat, rice, and coarse grains through the public distribution system. During KMS 2023-24, the total procurement of coarse grains reached 1.2 million tonnes, marking a 170% increase compared to KMS 2022-23 and the highest procurement in the past decade.

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Centre to procure additional 3.5 lakh tonne of rice for PDS
2 months, 1 week ago

Centre to procure additional 3.5 lakh tonne of rice for PDS

The Hindu  

Responding positively to the request of Karnataka, the Centre has agreed to procure an additional 3.5 lakh tonne of rice for the Kharif season of 2024-25 for the Central pool of rice with respect to the Public Distribution System. Accordingly, the procurement cap of custom-milled rice for PDS central pool from Karnataka will now be increased from the earlier 1.5 …

Government sets wheat procurement target at 30 million tonnes for 2025-26 season
2 months, 1 week ago

Government sets wheat procurement target at 30 million tonnes for 2025-26 season

The Hindu  

The government has set a conservative wheat procurement target of 30 million tonnes for the 2025-26 rabi marketing season, sources said. The lower procurement target comes despite the Agriculture Ministry aiming for a record wheat production of 115 million tonnes in the 2024-25 crop year. In 2024-25, government wheat procurement reached 26.6 million tonnes against a target of 30-32 million …

{Punjab cabinet meet} Mann govt okays custom milling policy for 2024-25 kharif season
5 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 …

Chhattisgarh government plans to procure 160 lakh MT of paddy in kharif season
5 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 …

We Will Distribute Six Kg Fine Rice to Three Crore People: Uttam
6 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 …

Haryana spends ₹195 crore on ration for poor per month: Minister
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana spends ₹195 crore on ration for poor per month: Minister

Hindustan Times  

Haryana government spends ₹195 crore per month on ration, which includes ₹89 crore on wheat, ₹95 crore on mustard oil and ₹11 crore on sugar, to ensure that underprivileged people receive their ration quota on time under the Public Distribution System, said food, civil supplies, and consumer affairs minister Mool Chand Sharma. Under the NFS Act, Haryana currently requires 98,000 …

Cabinet approves MSP hikes for all 14 kharif season crops for the upcoming 2024-25 season
9 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 gear up for Kharif season in Kadapa, Annamayya districts
9 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
10 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 …

In Prayagraj,60% wheat purchased through doorstep collection: Official
11 months ago

In Prayagraj,60% wheat purchased through doorstep collection: Official

Hindustan Times  

As part of efforts to ensure smooth procurement of wheat from farmers across the state this season, the state government has set up 293 wheat purchasing centres in Prayagraj district alone and deputed nine agencies for the task. Since the minimum support price of wheat is ₹2,275 per quintal, the payout to the state’s farmers against the targeted purchase would …

Centre aims 7-fold jump in wheat procurement from UP, Rajasthan, Bihar this yr
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre aims 7-fold jump in wheat procurement from UP, Rajasthan, Bihar this yr

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Amid the heat of the ongoing Lok Sabha electioneering, the Centre on Thursday announced plans to significantly increase wheat purchase from non-traditional states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Bihar and set a target of seven-fold jump in procurement to 50 lakh tonnes in the ongoing 2024-25 marketing year. We are targeting total wheat procurement of 310 lakh tonne …

Wheat output to reach 112 mn tonne during 2023-24: Centre
1 year ago

Wheat output to reach 112 mn tonne during 2023-24: Centre

Hindustan Times  

Output of winter-sown wheat is set to be a record 112 million tonne during 2023-24, compared to last year’s 110 million tonne, while summer-sown rice is estimated at 111 million tonne, 0.9% higher than the previous year, the Union government’s second advance estimates of foodgrains production released on Thursday showed. Spread over kharif and rabi seasons of 2023-24, total cereal …

Ahead of polls, Bhupesh government approves procurement of 20 quintals of paddy per acre
1 year, 5 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 …

Centre plans to procure 521 lakh tonnes rice this kharif
1 year, 7 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 …

Govt to sell additional 50 lakh tons wheat, 25 lakh tons rice in open market to contain price rise
1 year, 7 months ago

Govt to sell additional 50 lakh tons wheat, 25 lakh tons rice in open market to contain price rise

India TV News  

As inflation is soaring high in the country, the Union Government on Wednesday declared that it has decided to sell additional 50 lakh tonnes of wheat and 25 lakh tonnes of rice from the central pool in the open market in order to check the price rise. "The government has decided to offload 50 lakh tonnes of wheat and 25 …

T.N. in negotiations with National Cooperative Consumers’ Federation, other States, to procure more rice
1 year, 8 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. …

Govt’s rice procurement hits 55.8 mn tonne, wheat purchases at 26.2 mn tonne
1 year, 9 months ago

Govt’s rice procurement hits 55.8 mn tonne, wheat purchases at 26.2 mn tonne

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government has procured 55.8 million tonne of rice in the 2022-23 marketing season so far benefiting a whopping 1.22 crore farmers, the ministry of consumer affairs, food & public distribution said in a statement. Wheat procurement stands at 26.2 million tonne, surpassing last year’s total purchases of 18.8 million tonne. According to agriculture ministry’s third estimate, rice …

Govt's rice procurement reaches 55.8 million tonnes and wheat 26.2 million tonnes so far
1 year, 9 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. …

Explained | Why did the government impose a ceiling on wheat stocks?
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | Why did the government impose a ceiling on wheat stocks?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On June 12, in a move endeavouring to manage the “overall food security and to prevent hoarding and unscrupulous speculation”, the Union Government imposed limits on stock of wheat that can be held by traders, wholesalers, retailers, big chain retailers and processors. The government has also decided to offload 15 lakh tonnes of wheat from the …

Centre hikes kharif crop MSPs, ₹143 increase for paddy
1 year, 9 months ago

Centre hikes kharif crop MSPs, ₹143 increase for paddy

The Hindu  

The Centre has set the Minimum Support Price for paddy sown in the kharif or monsoon season at ₹2,183 per quintal, a hike of ₹143 per quintal in comparison to last year. The MSP for moong is ₹8,558 per quintal, an increase of ₹803 from last year, one of the highest increases among kharif crops. For ragi, this year’s MSP …

Govt weighs 3-8% increase in MSP for kharif crops
1 year, 9 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 …

Wheat procurement: ₹932 cr disbursed to farmers in Haryana so far, claims CM Khattar
1 year, 11 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 …

Patnaik writes to Piyush Goyal, urges him to procure surplus rice from Odisha
1 year, 11 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 …

Govt to sell 20 lakh tonnes of wheat in open market to bring down prices
2 years, 1 month ago

Govt to sell 20 lakh tonnes of wheat in open market to bring down prices

India TV News  

In order to control price rise, the government has said that it will sell an additional 20 lakh tonnes of wheat in open market to bring down prices of wheat and wheat floor. "So far, 50 lakh tonnes of wheat have been decided to be offloaded under the OMSS. The reduction in reserve price along with additional offloading of 20 …

PM Modi will decide on extending PMGKAY beyond December: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje
2 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi will decide on extending PMGKAY beyond December: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take a call on extending the PMGKAY scheme to provide free ration to the poor beyond December, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje said on Thursday said stressing that the government has sufficient foodgrains stock. The scheme is till December..After that, the decision will be taken by the Prime Minister," Ms. Karandlaje, Union Minister of State for …

State boasts of 2.83 crore PDS rice beneficiaries: Data
2 years, 3 months ago

State boasts of 2.83 crore PDS rice beneficiaries: Data

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The total number of beneficiaries of PDS rice supplied through ration shops at `one per kg in the state has increased to 2.83 crore, who hold 90.01 lakh ration cards. Of them, the Centre is supplying PDS rice to 54.37 lakh cardholders while the state government is supplying rice to the remaining 35.64 lakh, according to data released by …

India’s wheat supplies for food schemes will be tight, data show
2 years, 10 months ago

India’s wheat supplies for food schemes will be tight, data show

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India’s federally-held wheat stocks in 2022-23 are set to dip to a 13-year low, barring 2016-17, and the government’s own purchases will be the lowest in 15 years. According to food secretary Sudhanshu Pandey, the country’s opening stocks of wheat was 19 million tonne, lower than last year’s balance of 27.3 million tonne. “So, if you total up, …

Wheat procurement extended till May 31 in six states; move to help farmers, says Centre
2 years, 10 months ago

Wheat procurement extended till May 31 in six states; move to help farmers, says Centre

Firstpost  

The government’s wheat procurement reached 18 million tonne till 14 May of the ongoing 2022-23 marketing year, less than 36.7 million tonne in the year-ago period New Delhi: Wheat procurement has been extended till 31 May 31 in six states, including Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, where it was to end early this month, the food ministry said on Sunday. …

Wheat procurement down 32% till Apr 17; private firms buying more grains for exports
2 years, 11 months ago

Wheat procurement down 32% till Apr 17; private firms buying more grains for exports

The Hindu  

The Centre's wheat procurement declined 32% to 69.24 lakh tonnes till April 17 of the current rabi marketing year as private companies are buying grains aggressively for exports, according to official sources. As per the official data, about 69.24 lakh tonnes of wheat has been purchased by the government agencies till April 17 of the ongoing 2022-23 rabi marketing season …

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

Centre’s 5-kg free foodgrain scheme on till March 2022
3 years, 3 months ago

Centre’s 5-kg free foodgrain scheme on till March 2022

The Hindu  

Acknowledging that poor families still need food security support in the middle of a recovering economy, the Centre has decided to extend its free ration scheme, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, for another four months, until March 2022. At its meeting on Wednesday, the Union Cabinet also gave its formal approval to repeal three contentious farm reform laws in …

Centre hikes MSP for kharif crops for 2021-2022; check new prices for paddy, pules, oilseeds here
3 years, 9 months ago

Centre hikes MSP for kharif crops for 2021-2022; check new prices for paddy, pules, oilseeds here

Firstpost  

Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the Cabinet has approved the MSP of 14 kharif crops and farmers would get 50 to 85 percent returns over their cost of production New Delhi: The government on Wednesday raised the minimum support price of paddy marginally by Rs 72 per quintal to Rs 1,940 per quintal for the 2021-22 crop year, while …

Cabinet approves hike in MSP for kharif crops for 2021-22 amid farm stir
3 years, 9 months ago

Cabinet approves hike in MSP for kharif crops for 2021-22 amid farm stir

Live Mint  

In a bid to increase the farmers' income, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an increase in minimum support prices for various kharif crops or the summer-sown crops for marketing season 2021-22. The Centre has hiked paddy MSP by ₹72 to ₹1,940 per quintal for 2021-22 crop year from ₹1,868 per quintal last year. MSPs for all Kharif crops for …

PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana extended, beneficiaries to get free ration till Diwali
3 years, 9 months ago

PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana extended, beneficiaries to get free ration till Diwali

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till Diwali this year to ensure free ration is provided to those in need. As part of the central scheme, 80 crore Indians will receive a fixed quantity of food grains per month till November, he added. It aims to feed the poorest …

Govt sets record 104.3 million tonne rice production target for 2021-22 kharif season
3 years, 10 months ago

Govt sets record 104.3 million tonne rice production target for 2021-22 kharif season

The Hindu  

The government on Friday set a record rice production target of 104.3 million tonne for the kharif season of 2021-22 crop year. In the kharif season last crop year, rice production was estimated to be at 103.75 million tonne against the target of 102.60 million tonne, as per the agriculture ministry's second advance estimate. The rice production target for the …

Govt Procures Paddy Worth Rs 92,121 Crore So Far at MSP; Purchase in Volume Terms Up 25%
4 years, 2 months 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, 2 months 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, 3 months 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 …

Paddy Procurement Up 21% at 375.72 Lakh Tonnes So Far; Valued at Nearly Rs 71,000 Crore
4 years, 3 months ago

Paddy Procurement Up 21% at 375.72 Lakh Tonnes So Far; Valued at Nearly Rs 71,000 Crore

News 18  

Paddy procurement in the ongoing kharif marketing season has so far increased by 21 per cent to 375.72 lakh tonnes, valued at Rs 70,937.38 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. The Food Corporation of …

Govt Buys 368.7 Lakh Ton Kharif Paddy So Far at MSP for Rs 69,612 Crore
4 years, 3 months ago

Govt Buys 368.7 Lakh Ton Kharif Paddy So Far at MSP for Rs 69,612 Crore

News 18  

Paddy procurement in the ongoing kharif marketing season at MSP has so far increased by 22.5 per cent to 368.7 lakh tonnes, valued at Rs 69,612 crore. In the ongoing kharif marketing season 2020-21, the government continues to procure kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers, an official statement said on Friday. The Food Corporation of India and state …

Modi govt procures 20% more food grains at MSP in current Kharif season as compared to last year
4 years, 3 months ago

Modi govt procures 20% more food grains at MSP in current Kharif season as compared to last year

Op India  

While numerous misled farmers continue to protest against Central government’s new farm laws, assuming that the new laws mean that the Minimum Support Price would be abolished, Modi government has continued to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes. Punjab ‘farmers’ have been protesting against the Modi government’s new farms laws for …

Govt Procures 330 Lakh Tonnes of Kharif Paddy So Far at MSP for Over Rs 62,278 Crore
4 years, 3 months ago

Govt Procures 330 Lakh Tonnes of Kharif Paddy So Far at MSP for Over Rs 62,278 Crore

News 18  

Paddy procurement in the ongoing kharif marketing season at MSP has so far increased by 20 per cent to nearly 330 lakh tonnes, valued at Rs 62,278.61 crore. In the ongoing kharif marketing season 2020-21, the government continues to procure kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers, an official statement said on Friday. The Food Corporation of India and …

Growth momentum in tractors expected to sustain in 2021
4 years, 4 months ago

Growth momentum in tractors expected to sustain in 2021

Live Mint  

Mumbai: The robust growth momentum recorded by the tractor industry this year is expected to sustain growth during the next fiscal as well, top executives from leading tractor and farm equipment manufacturers told Mint. The sustained growth in tractor demand for another year is seen on strong fundamentals such as robust kharif sowing now leading up to good output that …

Govt Buys 116.66 Lakh Tons of Paddy at MSP in Less Than a Month, Highest Purchase from Punjab
4 years, 5 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, 5 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 …

Kharif Foodgrain Production Likely to Be Record 144.52 Mn Tonnes in 2020-21: Agriculture Minister
4 years, 5 months ago

Kharif Foodgrain Production Likely to Be Record 144.52 Mn Tonnes in 2020-21: Agriculture Minister

News 18  

New Delhi: Foodgrain production is pegged at record 144.52 million tonnes in the 2020-21 kharif season notwithstanding COVID-19 crisis, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Friday. Foodgrain production stood at 143.38 million tonnes during the 2019-20 kharif season, as per official data. As per the initial estimates, foodgrain production is projected to be 144.52 million tonnes in the 2020-21 …

Kharif foodgrain production likely to be record 144.52 million tonnes in 2020-21: Agriculture Minister
4 years, 5 months ago

Kharif foodgrain production likely to be record 144.52 million tonnes in 2020-21: Agriculture Minister

The Hindu  

Foodgrain production is pegged at record 144.52 million tonnes in the 2020-21 kharif season notwithstanding COVID-19 crisis, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Friday. Foodgrain production stood at 143.38 million tonnes during the 2019-20 kharif season, as per official data. As per the initial estimates, foodgrain production is projected to be 144.52 million tonnes in the 2020-21 kharif season,” …

Kharif Paddy Procurement in Punjab Sees Record Jump to 15.99 Lakh Tonnes in Last 13 Days: Union Food Ministry
4 years, 5 months ago

Kharif Paddy Procurement in Punjab Sees Record Jump to 15.99 Lakh Tonnes in Last 13 Days: Union Food Ministry

News 18  

Paddy procurement at minimum support price in Punjab, the food bowl of India, rose nine times to 15.99 lakh tonnes in the first 13 days of the ongoing kharif marketing season from 1.76 lakh tonne in the year-ago period, according to the Union Food Ministry. “In the ongoing kharif season, Punjab registered an unprecedented increase of procurement from 1.76 lakh …

Govt to Shell Out Rs 1.40 Lakh Crore for Procuring Paddy at MSP in Kharif Season
4 years, 5 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 …

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