5.73 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been lifted from the societies for custom milling
Raipur 24 November 2022/ Since the inception of paddy procurement at support price in the state, about 13.34 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been purchased by the state government so far till Wednesday. Nearly Rs 2803 crore has been paid to 3 lakh 85 thousand 822 farmers in the lieu of paddy purchase.
Meanwhile, along with paddy procurement, the work of lifting paddy for custom milling is also going on at a rapid pace. About 5.73 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been lifted from the societies for custom milling. An estimated 110 lakh metric tonnes of paddy will be procured this year.
Due to the proper arrangement of paddy procurement by the state government, farmers are reaching the paddy procurement centres with great enthusiasm. The ‘Token Tunhar Haath’ mobile app has been developed by the state for the convenience of farmers coming to sell their paddy. Now they do not have to wait in long queues as they are getting tokens online through the mobile app. Besides, tokens are also being issued manually in advance keeping in view the convenience of farmers.
Food Secretary Shri Topeshwar Verma said that on November 23, a total of 1,30,098 metric tonnes of paddy has been procured from 38,498 farmers. Apart from this, more than 23,666 metric tonnes of paddy has been procured from farmers who obtained online tokens. About 50,283 offline tokens and 7265 online tokens have been issued across the state for Thursday.
He added that the work of lifting paddy for paddy is being done simultaneously with the paddy procurement like last year. So far, D.O. has been issued for the lifting of 8,46,831 metric tonnes of paddy, in lieu of which 5 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been lifted from the procurement centres.
The Food Secretary said that in the current season, nearly 25.92 lakh farmers have been registered in the state to sell paddy at the state support price, including 2.23 lakh new registrations. As many as 2568 procurement centres have been set up for paddy procurement in the state. This year, normal paddy is being purchased from farmers at the rate of Rs 2040 per quintal and grade-A paddy at Rs 2060 per quintal. Strict vigil is being maintained through check posts to prevent illegal transportation of paddy from border states.
