Chhattisgarh pegs this season's grain output at 10 million tonnes

Chhattisgarh has set a target to produce a little over 10 million tonnes (mt) of foodgrain in the kharif marketing season 2022-23, a decrease of 3 per cent from the previous year’s output.

The state produced 10.39 mt of foodgrain in the last kharif season. The output, however, has been reduced to 10.06 mt this year, according to the kharif 2022-23 plan of the government. The state government’s decision  to reduce the paddy acreage could be attributed as one of the reasons for the change.

To encourage oilseed and pulses, the state, once known as the rice bowl of the country, has