Attention farmers of Chhattisgarh, paddy will be purchased at average of 20 quintals per acre

This news is for the farmers of Chhattisgarh. State Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced on Tuesday that paddy would be procured from registered farmers in Chhattisgarh at the average of 20 quintals per acre in the upcoming Kharif marketing year 2023-2024. Explain that the state government has set an estimated target of purchasing 125 lakh metric tonnes of paddy from the registered farmers of the state in the upcoming Kharif marketing year 2023-24. In view of this, a meeting of the cabinet sub-committee constituted to review and suggest the policy of paddy purchase and custom milling was held in the assembly hall on Tuesday under the chairmanship of state food minister Amarjeet.

During the discussion with the officers in the meeting, it was told on their behalf that the area covered under paddy in this Kharif season in the state is estimated at 33.61 lakh hectare. As per the announcement by the Chief Minister in the marketing year 2023-24, 20 quintals of paddy per acre will be purchased from the farmers. It was further informed that all necessary preparations are being made in the cooperative societies for the purchase of paddy. In this, maintenance work is being done from registration of farmers to arrangement of gunny bags, necessary facilities for farmers in procurement centres, arrangement for payment etc.