UP poll sop for farmers: 5.5 mn seamless wheat offtake worth Rs 10,000 cr

Yogi govt has made elaborate plans to ensure elections don't affect procurement process with district magistrates directed to conduct regular reviews and take corrective steps

With the opposition targetting the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over alleged farm crisis and mounting sugarcane arrears in the ongoing Lok Sabha electioneering, the Yogi Adityanath government has promised seamless procurement of 5.5 million tonnes (MT) of wheat.

Pegged against the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1,840 per quintal, the state farmers are expected to fetch total wheat payments worth more than Rs 10,000 crore in the rabi marketing season 2019.

According to the state food and civil supplies department, the government has made an elaborate plan to ensure elections do not affect procurement process with district magistrates directed to