Paddy procurement going on smoothly, says Haryana govt, but Hooda claims tardy lifting

CHANDIGARH: The paddy procurement is going on smoothly in Haryana and out of the total arrival, over 36 lakh tonnes has been purchased at the minimum support price, an official release said on Wednesday.

The Haryana government is disbursing money for crop purchase directly into the farmers’ bank accounts. During the current season so far, an amount of Rs 5,537 crore has been paid to them, the release said.

During the current procurement marketing season in the state, the purchase of paddy and millet is continuing smoothly in the mandis, it stated. So far, 39,66,050 metric tonne (MT) of paddy has arrived in various mandis. Out of the total arrival, 36,69,146 metric tonne paddy has been purchased on MSP. Continuous lifting of paddy from the mandis is also being ensured, it said. PTI