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Chhattisgarh procures 6.84 MT of paddy, set to achieve Kharif season target

Paddy procurement in the state started on December 1 and would continue till February 15

Lush green paddy fields of the Kaveri delta
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R Krishna Das Raipur
Chhattisgarh government has procured over 6.84 million tonnes (MT) of paddy as against the target of 8.5 MT set for the 2019-20 kharif marketing season.

Paddy procurement in the state started on December 1 and will continue till February 15. Chhattisgarh is among the few states in the country that purchase paddy from the farmers paying minimum support price (MSP) for the yield.

The state government announced that it would pay bonus to farmers later to ensure that they got Rs 2500 for a quintal of their yield. The process will result in the flow of liquidity in the rural

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