INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Government has procured 695.67 lakh tonnes of paddy so far in the 2021-22 marketing yearNew Delhi: Government has procured 695.67 lakh
tonnes of paddy so far in the ongoing 2021-22 marketing year at minimum support price (MSP) from over 94 lakh farmers across the
has been procured from Punjab, followed by 92.01 lakh tonnes from Chhattisgarh, 70.22 lakh tonnes from Telangana, 55.30 lakh tonnes from
Haryana and 64 lakh tonnes from Uttar Pradesh till February 20 of the ongoing marketing year.The paddy marketing season normally begins from
October and runs through September.During the 2020-21 marketing season, the government procured 895.83 lakh tonnes of paddy at an MSP value
of Rs 1,69,133.26 crore, food ministry said in a statement
