About 1.20 crore farmers already benefitted from ongoing procurement Operations with MSP: Govt

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 10, Jun 2021

Union Government today said about one crore 20 lakh farmers have already benefitted from the ongoing procurement Operations with MSP value of over one lakh 54 thousand crore rupees.
 
About 46 lakh farmers have benefitted from the ongoing wheat procurement during current Rabi Marketing Season.
 
Consumer Affairs Ministry said, a quantity of over 418 lakh tonnes of Wheat has been procured against the last year corresponding purchase of 373 lakh tonnes.
 
It said, 12.22 per cent more wheat has been procured in comparison to corresponding period last year.
 
The Ministry said, procurement of wheat is continuing smoothly in the procuring States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Himachal Pardesh, and Jammu and Kashmir.
 
Paddy procurement in the ongoing Kharif season 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring states with purchase of over 816 lakh tonnes of paddy against the last year corresponding purchase of 736 lakh tonnes.

Sources : News On Air