Paddy custom milling gains momentum as Chhattisgarh govt changes policy

The Chhattisgarh government has accelerated custom milling to convert into rice the paddy procured at the minimum support price (MSP).  

The government has procured record 10.73 million tonnes (mt) of paddy in the kharif marketing season 2022-23, marginally lower than the target of 11 mt it had set. The volume of paddy procured in the 2021-22 season stood at 9.8 mt. The state has paid Rs 22,670 crore to 2.4 million registered farmers against the paddy purchased.  

According to food department officials, the state-run marketing federation has lifted paddy of 9.6 mt from 2,617 centres set up across the state.