So far 90.07 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been procured
More than Rs 20 thousand crore paid to 18.12 lakh farmers in lieu of paddy purchase
Online and offline tokens available till January 25 for registered farmers to sell paddy
Farmers can sell paddy by selecting the date as per their convenience
Along with paddy purchase, paddy is being lifted rapidly
DO and TO issued for lifting of 61 lakh metric tonnes of paddy so far
34.61 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been lifted
Raipur 1 January 2025: The process of paddy procurement which started in the state from November 14 is continuing uninterrupted. So far about 90.07 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been procured. In lieu of paddy purchase, Rs 20 thousand 035 crore has been paid to 18.12 lakh farmers under the bank linking system. This campaign of paddy procurement will run till 31 January 2025. Token facility for paddy sale in Kharif marketing year 2024-25 has been made available to all the registered farmers of the state through online app (Token Tunhar Hath) and procurement centers till 25 January 2025. Farmers can select the date as per their convenience and sell paddy as per the rules.
Along with paddy procurement, paddy is also being lifted rapidly by the millers. DO and TO have been issued for about 61 lakh metric tonnes of paddy for paddy lifting, against which 34.61 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been lifted so far. Food department officials said that 27.78 lakh farmers have registered for this Kharif year. This includes 1.59 lakh new farmers. This year 160 lakh metric tonnes of paddy is estimated to be purchased through 2739 procurement centers. Food department officials said that today on 01 January 2025, 2.66 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been purchased from 57893 farmers. More than 74 thousand 760 tokens were issued for this. 81 thousand 927 tokens have been issued for the coming day.