Paddy procurement

New Delhi: The Central government has set a target of procuring 518 Lakh MT rice during the forthcoming Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2022-23 (Kharif Crop) as against 509.82 LMT actually procured during last KMS 2021-22 (Kharif Crop), a…

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to make paddy procurement more people-friendly and transparent, Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain launched an Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) on Thursday. While…

New Delhi: The Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has procured over 209.52 LMT of Paddy in KMS 2021-22 till  November 8 in the procuring States/UTs of Chandigarh,…

New Delhi: In the ongoing season of Kharif 2020-21, the purchase of 889.62 LMTs of paddy (includes Kharif Crop 718.09 LMT and Rabi Crop 171.53 LMT) up to 05.09.2021 has been done against last year corresponding purchase of 764.39 LMT.…

Bhubaneswar: Launching a scathing attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the contentious issue of paddy procurement, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday accused the saffron party of trying to politicise the matter and deliberately telling…

Bhubaneswar: The State government will not purchase paddy from the farmers as the stipulated time fixed by the Centre has already lapsed, informed Minister for Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare, Ranendra Pratap Swain. In his reaction on…

New Delhi: Over 684.48 LMTs paddy have been procured on MSP during the current Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) going on at 21 States/UTs including Odisha. In the ongoing KMS 2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Assembly again plunged into the din even after Cooperation Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain presented his statement on paddy procurement on Friday. The BJP members staged a walkout saying there were ditched by the…

Bhubaneswar: The paddy procurement has touched 61.24 lakh metric tonnes in the state and the cost of procured paddy is Rs 11,441cr. This report has be submitted in the state Assembly today following the direction of Chief Minister Naveen…

Keonjhar: The district witnessed farmers’ unrest over delay in paddy procurement as the agitators blocked NH-49 near Jagamohanpur in Keonjhar. Vehicular movement on the National Highway was reportedly disrupted after scores of farmers…