This is an increase of 17.69 % against last year’s corresponding purchase of 521.93 LMT
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at MSP from farmers as per existing MSP Schemes, as was done in previous seasons.
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, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Karnataka and West Bengal with purchase of over 614.27 LMTs of paddy up to 05.02.2021. This is an increase of 17.69 % against last year’s corresponding purchase of 521.93 LMT.
About 85.67 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs1,15,974.36 Crore.
The sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra (the perennial crop) for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. Further, based on the concerned State Govt. proposals, the sanction for procurement of 14.20 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Rabi Marketing Season 2020-2021 for the States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, was also given.
Up to 05.02.2021, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 3,08,620.31 MT of Moong, Urad, Tur, Groundnut Pods and Soyabean having MSP value of Rs 1,661.70 Crores benefitting 1,67,239 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, and Rajasthan.
Similarly, 5089 MT of copra (the perennial crop) having MSP value of Rs 52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu up to 05.02.2021. At present, in respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States.
