Paddy Data so far! Government buys over 231 LMT from 19.48 lakh farmers in procurement drive; Punjab contributes 71%
Paddy procurement also saw 20% jump on year-on-year basis this year with the government procuring 192.41 LMT paddy during the same period last year
The government release also says that different government agencies procured 22,481.13 MT of moong, urad, groundnut pods and soyabean worth Rs 120.99 crore of MSP value in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan. PTI