Govt purchased 297.51 LMTs of paddy by November 21 against the last year corresponding purchase of 252.69 LMT

In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes.

Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra with purchase of 297.51 LMTs of paddy up to 21.11.2020 against the last year corresponding purchase of 252.69 LMT showing an increase of 17.73 % over last year. Out of the total purchase of 297.51 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 201.73 LMT which is 67.80 % of total procurement.

About 26.15 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 56168.95 Crore.