Chhattisgarh News: 125 lakh metric tonnes of paddy will be procured in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: In Chhattisgarh, the government has fixed the target of paddy procurement this year. Under this, 20 quintals per acre of paddy will be purchased from registered farmers. Under the chairmanship of Food Minister Amarjit, a cabinet sub-committee meeting was held to review and suggest the policy of paddy procurement and custom milling. It is noteworthy that the state government has set an estimated target of purchasing 125 lakh metric tonnes of paddy from the registered farmers of the state in the upcoming Kharif marketing year 2023-24. Last year, 107 lakh tonnes of paddy was procured in the state.

In the meeting of the cabinet sub-committee, discussion was held in detail regarding determination of policy related to paddy and maize procurement, farmer registration, gunny bags and financial arrangements on support price in the upcoming Kharif marketing year 2023-24. Among the members of the cabinet sub-committee, Agriculture Production Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu and Forest Minister Mohammad Akbar attended the meeting. Cooperative Minister Ravindra Choubey also joined the meeting through video conferencing.

In the cabinet sub-committee meeting, the ministers said that paddy procurement is being conducted smoothly in the state through cooperative societies. Like previous years, paddy is to be procured from the farmers of the state in large quantities this year. That’s why it is necessary to strengthen the cooperatives. It is notable that due to the farmer-friendly policies and decisions of the government, there has been a continuous increase in the number and area of farmers in the last four years. Agricultural production has also increased rapidly.
Due to procurement of paddy as well as lifting of paddy, the execution of paddy has been completed easily. This year also, preparations are being made to provide convenience to the farmers and to provide necessary facilities for the sale of paddy. In the meeting, officials informed during the discussion that the area covered under paddy in this Kharif season in the state is estimated at 33.61 lakh hectare.

According to the announcement by Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel in the marketing year 2023-24, 20 quintals of paddy per acre will be purchased from the farmers. All necessary preparations are being made to strengthen the paddy procurement system in the cooperative societies for the estimated paddy procurement. In this, maintenance work is being done from registration of farmers to arrangement of gunny bags, necessary facilities for farmers in procurement centres, arrangement for payment etc.