The Centre on Tuesday said it has procured 60.63 lakh tonnes of paddy so far in Punjab and it has already made payments of Rs 12,200 crore to farmers in the state as of October 28.
In an official statement, the union food ministry said, "as of 28th October 2024, a total quantity of 65.75 lakh tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis out of which 60.63 lakh tonnes have been procured by state agencies and Food Corporation of India (FCI)." An amount of Rs 12200 crore has been released to the farmers in Punjab directly to bank accounts as of 28th October, it added.
The procurement of paddy in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2024-25 commenced on October 1, 2024, and 2,927 designated mandis including 1000 temporary yards have been opened throughout Punjab for smooth procurement of paddy.
The Centre has fixed an estimated target of 185 lakh tonnes for this ensuing KMS 2024-25.
The paddy is being purchased at a MSP (minimum support price) of Rs 2320 per quintal as decided by the Centre for Grade ‘A’ paddy for KMS 2024-25.
The total paddy purchase in the state till date is amounting to Rs 14,066 crore and it has benefitted 3,51,906 farmers.
Further, 4145 millers have applied for shelling (de-husking) of paddy and they are lifting the paddy from the mandis.
"Hence, the state is on track to achieve the target of 185 lakh tonnes of paddy by the end of November," the Centre said.
₹9439 cr paid to Haryana farmers for ongoing paddy, millet procurement
The procurement process of paddy and millet crops is going on smoothly in Haryana and timely payment is being ensured to farmers, an official statement said here on Tuesday.
"An amount of Rs 9,439 crore has been disbursed directly into the bank accounts of paddy and millet farmers so far (during the current season). This includes an amount of Rs 8,545 crore for paddy and Rs 894 crore for millet," it said.
Until Monday, 46,62,244 tonnes of paddy had arrived in various mandis, of which 44,59,364 tonnes of the crop has been procured on MSP.
"Continuous lifting of paddy from the mandis is also being ensured. At the same time, 4,38,516 tonnes of millet has arrived in various mandis so far. And 4,27,364 tonnes of millet has been procured on MSP, which is about 98 per cent of the total arrival," it said.
It said the government is giving a minimum support price of Rs 2,300 per quintal for normal paddy and Rs 2,320 per quintal for grade-A paddy.
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