Chhattisgarh procures more than 16 lakh tonnes of paddy

RAIPUR: Over 16 lakh metric tonnes of paddy was procured from farmers by the Chhattisgarh government during the ongoing kharif season under the minimum support price scheme.

"So far, 16,27,577 metric tonnes of paddy has been procured through co-operative societies across the state," an official statement said.

As many as 1,976 paddy procurement centres have been set up for the process which began from December 1 and would conclude on January 31, 2015, the statement said.

As per statistics, the highest procurement of 1,77,820 metric tonnes of paddy was recorded in Mahsamund district, followed by Balodabazar-Bhatapara (1.55 lakh metric tonnes), Rajnandgaon (1.54 lakh metric tonnes) and Raipur (1.46 lakh metric tonnes), the statement said.

High procurement was also reported from districts like Dhamtari, Balod, Janjgir-Champa and Bemetara, it added.