Payment of Rs 28 thousand 708 crore to farmers
Lift of 92.38 lakh metric tons of paddy for custom milling
The graph of paddy purchase at support price in Chhattisgarh is increasing every day. So far 138.78 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been purchased in the state.
It is noteworthy that in the state this year, 21 quintals of paddy is being purchased from farmers at the rate of 21 quintals per acre, ensuring the implementation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s guarantee.
Till January 30 in the current marketing year, Rs 28 thousand 708 crore has been paid to the farmers in lieu of purchasing 138.78 lakh metric tonnes of paddy.
According to the information received from the General Manager of Markfed, so far 24 lakh 18 thousand 694 farmers have sold paddy at the support price in the state.
It is noteworthy that 26 lakh 85 thousand farmers have registered themselves in the state to sell paddy at support price. Along with purchasing paddy at support price, custom milling is also going on parallelly in the state.
Paddy is being continuously lifted from the procurement centers by the millers. Till now, DO has been issued for lifting of 102 lakh 37 thousand 525 metric tons of paddy, against which 92 lakh 38 thousand metric tons of paddy has been lifted by the millers.