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
Govt's paddy procurement rises 10 pc to 541.90 lakh tonne so farThe actual procurement stood at record 759.32 lakh tonne in the previous kharif marketing season. According to official data, the total pad...
04 Jan, 2023, 03.17 PM IST
MSP & pollution: Two sides of same coinThere is a direct correlation between why north India becomes a gas chamber every winter and the scheme of paddy and wheat procurement unde...
10 Dec, 2022, 10.50 PM IST
Paddy procurement up 9%Normally, paddy procurement begins immediately after the withdrawal of the Southwest monsoon from October onwards. However in southern stat...
29 Nov, 2022, 12.15 AM IST
Govt's paddy procurement up 9 pc at 306 lakh tonnes so far this yearNormally, paddy procurement begins immediately after the withdrawal of the Southwest monsoon from October onwards. However in southern stat...
28 Nov, 2022, 03.46 PM IST
Paddy procurement for central pool rises 6.8%The data indicate that this year, the government will actively procure paddy to fill up its stocks, as the central pool stocks of rice were...
10 Nov, 2022, 12.49 AM IST
Govt's paddy procurement up 12 pc at 170.53 lakh tonnes till OctNormally, paddy procurement begins immediately after the withdrawal of the Southwest monsoon from October onwards. However in southern stat...
01 Nov, 2022, 04.01 PM IST
Chhattisgarh eyes 110 lakh MT paddy procurement in 2022-23Last year, around 98 lakh MT of paddy was purchased from cultivators in the state. The paddy procurement drive will begin on November 1, Ch...
24 Oct, 2022, 05.38 PM IST
Government procures 16.51 million tons of rice so far; to exceed targetThe rice procurement target set for this year was 37 million tonnes.
20 Nov, 2018, 01.34 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
Kharif crop new minimum support price hike to cost centre ₹33,500cr moreThe new MSP, to be considered by the cabinet on Wednesday, will largely apply to paddy and pulses but will benefit ‘nutri-cereals’ like mil...
04 Jul, 2018, 11.42 AM IST
Government agencies to procure 330 lakh tonne wheat in 2017-18The release said that the prospects of production of wheat and procurement estimate for RMS 2017-18 were discussed.
15 Feb, 2017, 04.51 PM IST
Paddy procurement: CAG flags irregularities of over Rs 50,000 croreOfficial auditor CAG has pointed out nine major cases of irregularities, all of which put together add up to Rs 40,564.14 crore.
08 Dec, 2015, 11.34 PM IST
- Orissa to procure paddy/rice through coops, SHGs, sets 32 lakh MT target
In a bid to stop the farmers from distress slae of paddy, the Naveen Patnaik government has decided to seek the involvement of Primary Agri...
01 Oct, 2009, 07.20 PM IST
- Centre wants state govts to act fast on paddy subsidy
Centre’s “ad-hoc” decision to set the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy at Rs 850/quintal for common grade paddy and at Rs 880/quintal ...
17 Jun, 2008, 12.24 AM IST
- FCI sees rice arrivals steaming post-bonus
The Centre and FCI are sending out contradictory signals on the paddy procurement front this season in what is being read as a deliberate s...
11 Oct, 2007, 03.12 AM IST
- Paddy bonus of Rs 40-50 per quintal on cards
The Centre is mulling a bonus of Rs 40-50 per quintal for paddy procured in the forthcoming marketing season.
22 Sep, 2007, 01.49 AM IST