In Uttarakhand, 1155402 MT paddy has been procured so far in the KMS 2021-22
New Delhi: 2nd December(UH). The paddy procurement is progressing smoothly in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 at MSP from farmers, as was done in previous years.
In Uttarakhand, 1155402MT paddy has been procured so far till 30.11.2021 in the ongoing season. The procurement benefitted 56034 farmers with an MSP value of Rs. 2264.59 crore.
A quantity of 290.98 LMT of Paddy has been procured in KMS 2021-22 upto 30.11.2021 in the procuring States/UTs of Chandigarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Telangana, Rajasthan, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Odisha, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh.
Till now about 18.17 Lakh farmers have been benefitted with an MSP value of Rs. 57,032.03 crore.
Pertinently, in Uttarakhand, 1072158 MT paddy was procured in KMS 2020-21 benefitting 78129 farmers with MSP value of Rs. 2024.23 crore.
Over all in KMS 2020-21, at least 13113417 farmers were benefitted with MSP value of Rs. 168823.23 crore (as on 30.11.2021) and procurement of 89419081 MT was done.