Over Rs 12,000 crore paid to farmers in Haryana for ongoing paddy, millet procurement

CHANDIGARH: The procurement process of paddy and millet crops is going on smoothly in Haryana, and timely payment is being ensured to farmers, an official statement said here on Thursday.

Of the total arrivals of 5,069,092 metric tonnes of paddy in the mandis till Wednesday, 4,972,833 metric tonnes have been procured.

The state government is directly transferring payments for crop purchases to the bank accounts of the farmers.PTI