Haryana's paddy procurement crosses 15.52 LT, Rs 1,221 crore disbursed to farmers

Chandigarh: Government agencies have so far purchased 15.52 lakh tonnes (LT) of paddy under Haryana's Kharif procurement operations this year and disbursed Rs 1,221 crore to farmers, an official said on Thursday.

Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi reviewed the ongoing procurement operations on Thursday, assessing the progress of paddy arrivals, purchases, lifting, farmer payments and technology-driven initiatives aimed at making the procurement system more efficient, transparent and farmer-friendly.

The review highlighted the importance of seamless coordination among district administrations, procurement agencies, mandi authorities, transporters and rice millers to ensure smooth procurement operations throughout the harvesting season, an official statement said.


Principal Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Amneet P Kumar informed the meeting that 21.27 LT of paddy had arrived in Haryana's mandis up to October 15, of which 15.52 LT had been purchased and 7.69 LT lifted.

Against the 58 LT procurement target fixed by the Government of India for the Kharif Marketing Season 2026-27, the state has already achieved approximately 27 per cent of its target.

The Chief Secretary's review placed particular emphasis on ensuring that farmers receive efficient services at procurement centres and that the movement of purchased paddy remains smooth as arrivals continue.

The meeting focused on improving coordination between procurement agencies and transporters, maintaining adequate lifting arrangements, facilitating transparent weighing and moisture testing, and ensuring efficient processing of procurement-related documentation.

Timely payments, smooth gate-pass processing and effective digital verification were among the important aspects of the procurement system examined during the review.

The meeting was informed that 1,433 rice mills have registered through the newly introduced online Rice-Mill Registration Portal, while geo-fencing-based physical verification of 1,215 mills has been completed. The government is also monitoring electricity consumption and bills of rice mills, strengthening oversight of milling operations.

Another initiative is Aadhaar-based biometric verification, which has covered 1,52,136 farmers up to October 15. Paddy procurement commenced on September 29 and will continue until November 15 through 249 designated mandis across Haryana.