23790 crore rupees paid to 20.53 lakh farmers in lieu of paddy purchase
Along with paddy purchase, paddy is being lifted rapidly
DO and TO issued for lifting of 79.15 lakh metric tonnes of paddy so far
49.15 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been lifted
Raipur 7 January 2025: Under the guidance of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, paddy is being purchased smoothly from the farmers of the state. At the same time, the paddy procurement system is being continuously monitored by senior officials. The process of paddy procurement, which started in the state from November 14, is continuing uninterrupted. So far, about 106 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been purchased. In lieu of paddy purchase, more than 23 thousand 790 crore rupees have been paid to 20.53 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 sell paddy as per rules by selecting the date as per convenience.
Along with paddy procurement, paddy is also being lifted rapidly by the millers. So far DO and TO have been issued for lifting of 79.15 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, in lieu of which 49.15 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been lifted.
Food department officials said that on 07 January 2025, 3.41 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been purchased from 65 thousand 321 farmers. For this, 75 thousand 905 tokens were issued. 73 thousand 725 tokens have been issued for the coming day.
It is worth mentioning that 27.78 lakh farmers have been registered by the state government for this Kharif season. This includes 1.59 lakh new farmers. This year, 160 lakh metric tonnes of paddy is estimated to be purchased through 2739 procurement centres.