Raipur.
The process of purchasing paddy continues in Chhattisgarh. Till now 97.60 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been purchased. Along with this, more than Rs 21 thousand crore has been paid to 19.34 lakh farmers in lieu of paddy purchase. Along with paddy procurement, paddy lifting is going on at a rapid pace. So far, DO and TO have been issued for lifting of 65.80 lakh metric tonnes of paddy.
The paddy procurement system is being continuously monitored by senior officials. The process of paddy procurement, which started from November 14, is continuing in the state. So far, about 97.60 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been purchased. In lieu of paddy purchase, Rs 21,40 crore has been paid to 19.34 lakh farmers under the bank linking system. This campaign of paddy procurement will run till 31 January 2025. The facility of token for the sale of paddy in the Kharif marketing year 2024-25 has been made available to all the registered farmers of the state through the online app (Token Tunhar Haanth) and in the procurement centers till January 25. Farmers can choose the date as per their convenience and sell paddy as per the rules. Along with paddy procurement, paddy lifting by millers is also going on at a rapid pace. DO and TO have been issued for about 65.80 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, against which 39 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been lifted so far. Food Department officials said that 27.78 lakh farmers have been registered for this Kharif year. This includes 1.59 lakh new farmers. This year, it is estimated that 160 lakh metric tonnes of paddy will be purchased through 2739 procurement centres. Food Department officials said that on January 03, 2025, 3.25 lakh metric tons of paddy has been purchased from 66392 farmers. For this, 83 thousand 299 tokens were issued.
