Centre's Paddy Procurement For Kharif Marketing Season Rises 12% Till October
NDTV
Higher quantities of paddy were purchased from Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu.
The government's paddy procurement for the central pool rose 12 per cent to 170.53 lakh tonnes till October of the ongoing 2022-23 kharif marketing season, according to the food ministry data.
Higher quantities of paddy were purchased from Punjab, Haryana and Tamil Nadu.
Normally, paddy procurement begins immediately after the withdrawal of the Southwest monsoon from October onwards. However in southern states, especially in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, it begins from September.
The government aims to procure 771.25 lakh tonnes of paddy in the 2022-23 kharif marketing season (October-September). The actual procurement stood at record 759.32 lakh tonnes in the previous kharif marketing season.
