The government has said that about 86 lakh 79 thousand
farmers have been benefited from the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season
procurement Operations so far with MSP value of over one lakh 12
thousand 709 crore rupees. Ministry of Agriculture in a statement said
that Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the
procuring States including Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha,
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Assam, Karnataka and West Bengal. So
far, over 596.98 Lakh Metric Tonnes of paddy have been procured. This
is an increase of 18.92 per cent against the last year corresponding
purchase of 501.97 Lakh Metric Tonnes of Paddy.
The Ministry said, out of the total purchase of 596.98 Lakh Metric
Tonnes, Punjab alone has contributed 202.77 Lakh Metric Tonnes which is
33.96 per cent of total procurement. The Ministry said, based on the
proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 51.92
Lakh Metric Tonnes 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.
(With input from news agency language)
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