Paddy Procurement Rises More Than 15%

Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Karnataka, West Bengal and Tripura with purchase of over 647.68 LMTs of paddy up to 17.02.2021. This is an increase of 15.33 % against the last year corresponding purchase of 561.57 LMT. Out of the total purchase of 647.68 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 202.82 LMT which is 31.31% of total procurement.

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