Ahead of polls, 3 states announce big procurement plans for kharif crops

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Just days ahead of the formal announcement of poll dates on Saturday, the Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan governments, along with the Centre, had unveiled big procurement plans for kharif crops by way of higher allocation. 

Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan will go to polls from November 12 to December 7.

The Madhya Pradesh government, in a notification, has announced that it will spend almost Rs 65 billion to either directly purchase oilseeds and pulses from farmers or pay the price difference between a modal rate and the minimum support price (MSP) under its Bhawantar Bhugtan Yojana (BBY). 

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