Food Corporation of India and state agencies procure 120.67 LMT paddy in Punjab

Food Corporation of India (FCI) and authorities agencies of Punjab person procured 120.67 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy successful a full of 126.67 LMT of paddy arrived successful the mandis of Punjab, an authoritative merchandise said.

The paddy is being purchased astatine MSP astatine Rs 2320 per quintal arsenic decided by the Government of India for Grade 'A' paddy and the full paddy purchased by the Government to day successful the ongoing KMS 2024-25, amounts to Rs 27995 crore benefitting astir 6.58 lakh farmers, successful Punjab.

Further, 4839 millers person applied for shelling of paddy and 4743 Millers person already been allotted enactment by Punjab State Government.
The Procurement of Paddy for KMS 2024-25 has commenced successful Punjab from October 1 this twelvemonth and 2927 designated mandis and impermanent yards are operational passim the State for creaseless procurement from the farmers of Punjab.

Central Government has fixed an estimated people of 185 LMT for Paddy Procurement for the ongoing KMS 2024-25 which shall proceed upto November 30.

The paddy lifting from the mandis is successful afloat plaything and the paddy lifting is much than the regular accomplishment quantity.

As specified paddy procurement is going connected smoothly, arsenic per the authoritative release.

The paddy procurement is successful afloat plaything successful the Punjab and Haryana which are known arsenic the Food Bowl of India.

According to the authoritative estimate, similar each twelvemonth 185 LMT and 60 LMT of paddy are estimated to beryllium procured from these 2 states respectively during Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2024-25.

Punjab and Haryana relationship for astir 40 per cent of Central Pool procurement.

The procurement operations are ongoing and successful afloat plaything successful some States.

The procurement successful some the states was delayed owed to dense rainfall successful September and the resultant higher moisture contented successful paddy, the harvesting and procurement were delayed. However, contempt a precocious start, some states are good connected way to execute the estimates of paddy procurement by stipulated dates i.e November 30th 2024 for Punjab and November 15th for Haryana.