Rice Output From Chattisgarh

More than 107 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been procured from farmers under the support price scheme during the current kharif season in Chhattisgarh, which is higher than the previous record of 98 LMT in 2021-22, state government officials said on Wednesday. With this procurement, Chhattisgarh, popularly known as the 'rice bowl of central India', has become the first state in the country to procure paddy from 23.42 lakh farmers, they claimed. The three month long paddy procurement drive at minimum support price (MSP) concluded in the state on Tuesday. An all time high record was created with the purchase of more than 107.52 LMT of paddy, a state public relations department official said. Farmers have so far been paid Rs 22,037 crore against paddy procurement, he said. In the kharif marketing season 2021-22, 98 LMT of paddy was procured at MSP in the state, he said. Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 2000. Procurement of paddy is done in the state thr

The state wants to encourage farmers for crop diversification and go for wheat, gram, and peas in this season

State is second largest contributor of rice to central pool; more than half its tehsils are declared drought-hit