Today, the start of procurement of paddy on support price has started in all the districts of the entire state as per the intention of the state government. Paddy procurement started in the presence of Farmers were very happy in the paddy procurement centers of the district. The Food Minister got to know about their well being from the farmers. He also inquired about paddy sowing till harvesting. He conveyed his greetings and best wishes to the farmers and asked the officials to ensure that the paddy is procured in a systematic manner. Farmers should not face any kind of problem. The facilities of the farmers in the procurement centers should also be taken care of. Similarly, Cooperation Minister Dr. Premsai Singh Tekam launched paddy procurement at Kumhari Paddy Procurement Center of Dharsiwa block. He said that keeping in view the interest of the farmers, the state government has started the process of procurement of paddy a month back. He asked the departmental officers to take care of the interests of the farmers. Food department officials said that there are 138 procurement centers in the district. Today, 1386 tonnes of paddy brought by 570 farmers were purchased in 92 procurement centres. This year, 1 lakh 35 thousand 820 farmers have been registered in the district. The district has a target of purchasing 5 lakh 72 thousand 450 metric tonnes of paddy this year. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading