MSP operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020- 21
In
the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, Government continues
to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at MSP from farmers as per existing MSP
Schemes, as was done in previous seasons.
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Paddy
procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring
States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana,
Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala,
Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam and West Bengal with purchase of
over 500.07 LMTs of paddy up to 03.01.2021.This is an increase of 24.47 %
against the last year corresponding purchase of 401.76 LMT. Out of the
total purchase of 500.07 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 202.77 LMT
which is 40.54% of total procurement.
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About
64.25 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS
procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs94414.80 Crore.
Further,
based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for
procurement of 51.66 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing
Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra,
Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra
Pradesh under Price Support Scheme (PSS). Further, sanction for
procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra (the perennial crop) for the States of
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For
other States/UTs, approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals
for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that
procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for
the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market
rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the
respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State
nominated procuring agencies.
Upto
03.01.2021, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured
267020.86 MT of Moong, Urad, Groundnut Pods and Soyabean having MSP
value of Rs. 1428.65 Crores benefitting 143258 farmers in Tamil Nadu,
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Similarly,
5089 MT of copra (the perennial crop) having MSP value of Rs.52.40
crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil
Nadu upto 03.01.2021 as against the last year corresponding purchase of
293.34 MT of copra. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above
MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs
Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of
procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on
the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds.
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Procurement
operations of seed cotton (Kapas) under MSP are going on smoothly in
the States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,
Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka. Till
03.01.2021 a quantity of 7660886 cotton bales valuing Rs.22410.54 Crore
has been procured benefitting 1482657 farmers.
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by PIB Delhi
{ With input from news agency language)
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