Wheat Procurement by the Centre from the States of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, and Jammu & Kashmir at Minimum Support Price (MSP) has recorded a substantial growth of nearly 30 per cent over corresponding period of last year.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution has informed that in the current Rabi Marketing Season of 2021-22 over 366 lakh metric tonnes of Wheat has been procured at MSP from these States benefitting nearly 37 lakh 15 thousand farmers so far.
The Ministry added that over Rs. 72,406 crore have been transferred to the farmers for these procurements.
Food & Public Distribution Ministry said that Paddy procurement in the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season of 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States with purchase of over 742 Lakh Metric Tonnes of paddy.
It added that about over 1 crore 11 Lakh farmers have already benefitted from these procurement Operations with MSP value of over Rs. 1,40,165 Crore.
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