Yogi govt purchases 53.7 lakh tonnes of paddy to protect farmers’ interests

53.7 lakh tonnes of paddy has been picked up from more than eight lakh farmers

March 3, 2024

Yogi govt buys 54.7 lakh tons of paddy for Rs.11,745 crore

Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has purchased around 53.79 lakh tonnes of paddy for Rs.11,745 crore in the kharif marketing season 2023-24, against its target of 70 lakh tonnes.

The UP govt has purchased the quantity from more than eight lakh farmers, in a move to protect their interests.

The Lucknow division has reported the highest procurement with over 7.52 lakh tonnes. Bareilly division stood second with 6.49 lakh tonnes followed by Varanasi division with over 6.18 lakh tonnes.

For the paddy procurement which commenced on October 1, 2023, the government had set a minimum support price of Rs.2,183 per quintal for common paddy and Rs.2,203 per quintal for Grade-A paddy.

Earlier, the state could not procure the required tonnes, reportedly due to farmers selling directly in the open market.

“The procurement started from west UP on October 1, for Lucknow and Ayodhya divisions on October 20, and for eastern divisions on November 1. Paddy was procured from 8,01,624 farmers at 5,207 centres,” said an official spokesman.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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