Higher MSP fosters surge in paddy arrivals in Chhattisgarh's centres

Over 700,000 tonnes of the crop arrived in a week. State has till date disbursed Rs 7,000 cr to farmers, who will be paid Rs 1,815 a quintal for common grade and Rs 1,835 for A-grade produce

There has been a spurt in paddy arrivals at Chhattisgarh's procurement centres, which have been set up for purchasing the crop at the minimum support price (MSP) announced by the state. Procurement had started on December 1.

Chhattisgarh Marketing Federation, the nodal agency for purchasing paddy from farmers, had set up over 2,000 procurement centres under the primary cooperative societies.

Officials said over 700,000 tonnes of the crop had arrived in the centres. The state government has till date disbursed Rs 7,000 crore to farmers, who will be paid Rs 1,815 a quintal for common grade and Rs 1,835 for A-grade produce.

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