As many as 58,41 5 farmers have sold paddy: received Rs 375.11 crore as payment
State currently has 2497 procurement centers for paddy procurement
63,649 tokens issued so far
Paddy lifting has also been started alongside of procurement: 3692 metric tons of paddy lifted for custom milling so far
Raipur, 10 November 2022/ Under the leadership of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, Chhattisgarh Government has started the mega campaign of paddy procurement across the state from November 01 and it will be conducted till 31 January 2023. So far, nearly 1 lakh 74 thousand metric tons of paddy has been procured from farmers on support price. On November 9, 55 thousand 707 metric tons of paddy was procured from the farmers, and so far, payment of Rs 375.11 crore has been released to the farmers in lieu of paddy under the bank linking system.
Secretary, Food Department, Mr. Topeshwar Verma informed that today 23,682 tokens were issued to the farmers selling paddy. This includes 2687 tokens issued through Tuhar Haath App. Likewise, for the procurement of paddy today, 22,317 tokens have been issued in the state and 2,469 of these tokens have been issued through Tuhar Hath App. The process of paddy procurement is going on uninterrupted in the state. Officials are continuously monitoring the arrangements and so far, no complaint has been received from anywhere.
Food Secretary Mr. Verma informed that like last year, the lifting of paddy for custom milling has been started alongside of the procurement, on the instructions of Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel. Till date, 22 thousand 192 metric tons have been released for paddy offtake, and nearly 3,692 metric tons of paddy has been lifted from the procurement centers.
Officials of the Food Department said that this year, procurement of around 110 lakh metric tons of paddy is expected. As many as 25.92 lakh farmers in the state have registered for selling paddy on support price, out of which about 1.86 lakh are new farmers. 2497 procurement centers have been set up for the purchase of paddy on support price in the state. This year, normal paddy is being purchased from farmers at the rate of Rs 2040 per quintal and grade-A paddy at the rate of Rs 2060 per quintal.
