Telangana govt will continue 24x7 free power for farmers: CM Revanth ReddyTelangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy asserted that the Congress government would continue providing free electricity to farmers and cha...
31 May, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
Consumers unlikely to see major impact on food prices over next 2-3 months: Consumer Affairs SecyThe government is closely monitoring the prices of essential food commodities. At present, prices have remained stable and largely range-bo...
26 May, 2026, 09.49 AM IST
Centre raises MSP for 14 kharif crops, boosts support for pulses and oilseedsBased on expected margins over cost of production, the MSP hike is the most for moong at 61%, followed by bajra and maize (56% each) and tu...
14 May, 2026, 01.03 AM IST
Cabinet raises Minimum Support Prices for 14 kharif cropsThe Union Cabinet has approved significant hikes in Minimum Support Prices for 14 Kharif crops for the 2026-27 marketing season. Sunflower ...
13 May, 2026, 04.04 PM IST
Vijay sworn in as Tamil Nadu CM: Here's what TVK promised ahead of Assembly pollsTamil actor Vijay's party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, has taken charge as Tamil Nadu's new government. Vijay is now the Chief Minister. The ...
10 May, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
Procurement target of rice grown in Kharif at 463.5 lakh tonnesThe Centre has set a rice procurement target of 463.50 lakh tonnes for the Kharif season. In a meeting chaired by Union Food Secretary Sanj...
01 Sep, 2025, 08.15 PM IST
Govt's paddy procurement crosses 700 lakh tonne mark in current yearThe paddy procurement is undertaken by both state-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) and private agencies. The paddy is procured at the ...
21 Feb, 2023, 07.49 PM IST
Relax paddy procurement norms to help farmers in rain-hit Cauvery delta, TN CM urges PM ModiReady for harvest paddy crops spread over one lakh hectares in Cauvery delta region has submerged following unseasonal rainfall, Tamil Nadu...
05 Feb, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
Farmers hold protests across Punjab, Haryana over delay in purchasing paddyThe Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Friday had given a call for holding protests outside the residences of legislators in both states to register t...
02 Oct, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
Clear conspiracy to end paddy procurement at MSP: SurjewalaCrop procurement is undertaken by the central government's nodal agency Food Corporation of India along with state agencies. The Centre on ...
01 Oct, 2021, 03.02 PM IST
UP govt eases e-procurement norms for small farmersThe Uttar Pradesh government has eased e-procurement norms of paddy from small and marginal farmers, allowing them to sell up to 100 quinta...
29 Nov, 2018, 03.47 PM IST
Paddy purchase for food security may fall 8%The state government had pegged the total output of paddy at around 200 lakh tonnes this year, after the initial crop estimates indicated a...
09 Nov, 2018, 09.53 AM IST
Lesser paddy purchase in Punjab, Haryana as basmati acreage rises"Paddy procurement in Punjab is likely to remain more or less what has been purchased so far as crop arrivals have now been negligible in g...
05 Dec, 2014, 08.17 PM IST
- Odisha will ask Centre to relax paddy procurement norm
Odisha government will write to the Centre urging it to relax the norms of paddy procurement from the state by accepting discoloured paddy.
24 Nov, 2013, 02.53 PM IST
Punjab unlikely to achieve paddy purchase targetPunjab is unlikely to achieve paddy procurement target of 130 lakh tonnes for central pool during current kharif marketing season.
07 Nov, 2013, 09.15 PM IST
Norms for paddy procurement relaxed for Punjab growersThe Union Food Ministry today raised the 4 per cent norm for damage and discolouration for paddy crop to 12 per cent, a senior official of ...
01 Nov, 2013, 08.43 PM IST
- Paddy procurement reaches 46.52 lakh metric tonnes in Punjab
Paddy lifting in Punjab and Haryana has reached 46.52 lakh metric tonnes and 24.45 lakh metric tonnes respectively in the ongoing season.
22 Oct, 2012, 05.47 PM IST