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Raipur, November 21, 2024: Vishnu Dev Sai government in Chhattisgarh has been continuously purchasing paddy in the state since November 14.
So far 5.37 lakh metric tons of paddy has been purchased under the minimum support price scheme.
So far more than 1.16 lakh farmers have sold their paddy in the state, official sources said.
In lieu of paddy purchase, farmers have been paid Rs 971 crore 16 lakh under the bank linking system, the officials said.
The paddy procurement campaign, which was started from November 14, will continue till January 31, 2025.
State Food Department officials said here today that 27.68 lakh farmers have registered for this Kharif year. This includes 1.45 lakh new farmers.
This year 160 lakh metric tons of paddy is estimated to be purchased through 2739 procurement centers in the state.
Officials said that today on November 21, 1.18 lakh metric tons of paddy has been purchased from 26,501 farmers.
For this, 30,828 tokens were issued. Also 25840 tokens have been issued for tomorrow.
