Surpasses previous year high record
Paddy procurement in the ongoing season Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring states with the purchase of 805.21 LMTs of paddy (includes Kharif Crop 706.93 LMT and Rabi Crop 98.28 LMT) up to 04.06.2021 against last year corresponding purchase of 732.40 LMT.
About 119.42 Lakh farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with an MSP value of Rs 1,52,022.37 crore. Paddy procurement has also reached an all-time high level, surpassing the previous high of 773.45 LMT in KMS 2019-20.
As of October 28, 2020 paddy procurement was continuing smoothly in the procuring states and UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala and Gujarat with the purchase of over 179.827 LMTs of paddy against the last year corresponding purchase of 143.47 LMT showing an increase of 25.34 per cent over last year. Out of the total purchase of 179.83 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 122.22 LMT which translates to 67.97 per cent of total procurement.
