Deepak Baij wrote a letter to the Chief Minister

Raipur. State Congress President Deepak Baij fixed the price of paddy at Rs 3100. Wrote a letter to Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai for immediate declaration per quintal and lump sum payment at the procurement centers only. It was said in the letter that the process of purchasing paddy in the state has started for more than one and a half months. Farmers are reaching the paddy procurement centers to sell their paddy but there is a dilemma among the farmers.

Bharatiya Janata Party in its election promise has promised the farmers that the price of paddy will be Rs 3100. Per quintal and its lump sum payment will be made immediately after selling the paddy by setting up a separate counter in the Gram Panchayats of the procurement centres. No decision has been taken yet by the government in this regard nor any instructions have been issued, due to which they are being paid only at the support price. Farmers are worried that they will not get Rs 3100. How and when will the price be received?

Even in the supplementary budget presented by the state government in the Assembly, there is no financial provision for purchasing paddy, this has further increased the concern of the farmers. With the swearing in of the cabinet members, the process of government formation has been completed. It is requested that the price of paddy should be Rs 3100 on priority basis. A decision on lump sum payment should be taken and implemented.