Now again the activities of the farmers have increased in the paddy procurement centers of Chhattisgarh. A large quantity of paddy is coming to these centres. Paddy procurement centers have now been rearranged. It is worth mentioning that due to the rain and change in the weather a few days ago, there was a disruption in the procurement work in some paddy procurement centers of the state, which has now been rectified. Regular monitoring of paddy procurement being done at support price from the centers is being done. Instructions have been given to the field staff that farmers should not face any kind of problem in the procurement of paddy. Special attention should be given to this. All the necessary arrangements have been made in all the paddy procurement centers to keep the paddy safe from rain. The Food Secretary informed that on the initiative of the Chief Minister, the incentive amount given to the millers by the state government has been increased to Rs.120 per quintal. . Apart from this, an amount of Rs 25 is being given for the old gunny bags of the farmers. Due to this, paddy is being lifted faster from paddy procurement centers for custom milling this year as compared to previous years. This year, 61.65 lakh metric tonnes of paddy is to be deposited in the central bridge, in view of this, the rake movement of the railways is being continuously monitored so that the rice fixed for the central bridge can be deposited in time. Mr. Verma informed that a target has been set to procure 105 lakh metric tonnes of paddy in the current paddy procurement season in the state. Adequate arrangements have been made for the handling of paddy in all the paddy procurement centers. Till December 31, 54.20 lakh metric tonnes have been procured from 14 lakh farmers in paddy procurement centers through cooperative societies. Paddy procured in paddy procurement centers is being lifted by the millers. DO of 22.95 Lakh Metric Tonnes for lifting of paddy. has been issued. Against which 18 lakh metric tonnes have been lifted by the millers and 4.95 lakh metric tonnes have been lifted by the transporters. Thus the total D.O. and T.O. Through this 22.95 MT of paddy has been lifted. Like this:Like Loading… Continue Reading