Paddy worth Rs 16,000 crore procured this season in Chhattisgarh

The paddy procurement process started in the state-run primary cooperative societies' 2,600 procurement centres from November 1

Chhattisgarh is moving ahead to meet its paddy procurement target even as 70 per cent of it has been purchased from farmers.

One of the few states in the country to procure paddy from farmers at minimum support price (MSP), Chhattisgarh has set a target to purchase 11 million tonnes (MT) during the current kharif season of 2022-23.

In the last season, 9.8 MT of paddy was purchased from the farmers. The state government has enhanced the target by 11 per cent this year. A senior official with the food department said, as of now, 72 per cent of the target has