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Punjab, Haryana lead as India hits 64% of Kharif paddy procurement target.

Procurement in Punjab (116.30 lt) and Haryana (35.99 lt) fell short of targets, while other states like Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh reported significant growth. By Prabhudatta Mishra Thanks to a robust procurement system in Punjab and Haryana, where the government implements crop diversification from paddy, the Centre has been able to meet nearly […]

MSP paddy purchases cross last year’s level

FCI annually supplies 38 MT of rice for supply to the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. Written by Sandip Das. Despite a sluggish commencement of procurement because of storage crunch in Punjab, the government’s paddy procurement drive this season (2024-25) in major producing states has crossed 48.3 million tonne (MT), marginally […]