Farmers to be paid at the rate of Rs 3100 per quintal
*Farmers who have sold paddy will also get benefit*Raipur, December 21, 2023/
Keeping up the promise made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, the state government has issued an order to purchase 21 quintals of paddy from the farmers at the support price per acre.
The order will be applicable from 1 November 2023. Those farmers who have already sold their paddy at support price will also be given the facility to sell paddy under the prescribed quantity of 21 quintals per acre.
Before the elections in Chhattisgarh, BJP had released a manifesto in the form of ‘Modi’s Guarantee’, in which it had made many promises to the farmers. As the government has now been formed, the Chhattisgarh government has started implementing ‘Modi’s guarantee’.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said that the state government will fulfil all the promises made to the public under Modi’s guarantee. He added that farmers and the poor will be the priority for his government. 21 quintals of paddy per acre will be purchased from farmers at the rate of Rs 3100.
Instructions have also been given to make better and adequate arrangements in all the procurement centers so that farmers do not face any kind of problem in selling paddy.
Paddy is being procured in the state at support price since November 01. 26 lakh 86 thousand farmers have registered themselves to sell paddy at support price. The registered paddy area is 33 lakh 15 thousand hectares. So far, about 9.25 lakh farmers have sold 42.20 lakh metric tonnes of paddy at support price.
