Page 8 - Paddy Procurement

After initial roadblocks, UP achieves robust growth in paddy procurement

In the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the ruling BJP does not want to give any chance to the opposition parties to attack the Adityanath government over farm issues

UP likely to miss paddy procurement target, seeks to match last yr's level

The procurement is almost 20% lower this year and makes the government's target of acquiring 5 MT paddy in the current kharif marketing season difficult.

Slow pace of procurement hampers UP's target to buy 5 mn tonnes of paddy

If UP govt is able to achieve its procurement target, the total payout to the state's farmers is projected to hit almost Rs 85 bn

Centre sanctions Rs 296 bn cash credit limit for Punjab's paddy procurement

Amarinder Singh had been pursuing the issue of early release of CCL to ensure a timely payment of the paddy farmers

UP eyes 5 mt paddy procurement; payout to farmers estimated at Rs 85 bn

The state will set up about 3,000 procurement centres across UP during the entire 5-month kharif season

Uttar Pradesh clocks 250% rise in paddy procurement at 3.5 mn tonnes

Farmers paid Rs 52 bn through direct benefit transfer

Chhattisgarh eyeing to step up paddy production by 2% this Kharif season

State has set a target of 8.2 million tonnes; Last year, it was among top 3 rice-producing states

Chhattisgarh to procure paddy worth about Rs 10k-crore

The state government had set a target to produce 8.68 MT of foodgrain this year