About 18.17 Lakh farmers have been benefitted with MSP value of Rs. 57,032.03 crore in KMS 2021-22
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02 December 2021, New Delhi: The paddy procurement is progressing smoothly in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 at MSP from farmers, as was done in previous years.
A quantity of 290.98 LMT of Paddy has been procured in KMS 2021-22 upto 30.11.2021 in the procuring States/UTs of Chandigarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Telangana, Rajasthan, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Odisha, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
Till now about 18.17 Lac farmers have been benefitted with MSP value of Rs. 57,032.03 crore.
So far, the maximum procurement in the ongoing KMS season is done from Punjab (18685532MT) followed by Haryana (5530596MT) and Uttar Pradesh (1242593MT). The procurement in other states is also gaining momentum.
Pertinently, in KMS 2020-21, at least 13113417 famers were benefitted with MSP value of Rs. 168823.23 crore (as on 30.11.2021) and procurement of 89419081 MT was done.
State-wise Paddy Procurement in KMS 2021-22 (upto 30.11.2021)/As on 01.12.2021
State/UT
Quantity of Paddy Procurement (MTs)
No of farmers benefitted
MSP value (Rs. In Crore)
Andhra Pradesh
62266
4455
122.04
Telangana
1613982
227939
3163.40
Bihar
58755
7906
115.16
Chandigarh
27286
1781
53.48
Gujarat
22042
5207
43.20
Haryana
5530596
299777
10839.97
Himachal Pradesh
24156
5086
47.35
Jammu & Kashmir
29148
6447
57.13
Kerala
91503
35538
179.35
Maharashtra
16988
3886
33.30
Odisha
3361
594
6.59
Punjab
18685532
924299
36623.64
Tamil Nadu
527561
71311
1034.02
Uttar Pradesh
1242593
166620
2435.48
Uttrakhand
1155402
56034
2264.59
Rajasthan
6802
499
13.33
Total
29097973
1817379
57032.03
State-wise Paddy Procurement in KMS 2020-21 (upto 30.11.2021)/As on 01.12.2021
