Paddy procurement: ₹12,490 crore disbursed to paddy farmers: Haryana govt

Haryana govt disburses ₹12,490 crore to paddy farmers and ₹805 crore to millet producers during kharif procurement season without any hassle.

The Haryana government on Thursday said that it has disbursed ₹12,490 crore to paddy farmers and ₹805 crore to millet producers during the ongoing kharif procurement season.

The Haryana government on Thursday said that it has disbursed ₹12,490 crore to paddy farmers and ₹805 crore to millet producers during the ongoing kharif procurement season. (PTI FILE)

This amount has been directly credited to the farmers’ bank accounts through the state’s e-purchase portal. The entire procurement process for kharif crops in the state has been carried out without any hassle, the spokesperson said.

The Centre had set a target to procure 2.50 lakh MT millet, including 1.50 lakh MT for the public distribution system in the central pool and 1 lakh MT millet for PM Poshan.

The spokesperson said the Union government had also set a target to procure 60 lakh MT paddy at the minimum support price of ₹2,203 per quintal.

Till November 15, over 58 lakh MT paddy have been procured by different agencies from 2,82,646 farmers and 3.90 lakh MT of millet from 1,30,982 farmers.