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About 18.17 Lakh farmers have been benefitted with MSP value of Rs. 57,032.03 crore in KMS 2021-22

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/UTQuantity of Paddy Procurement (MTs)No of farmers benefittedMSP value (Rs. In Crore)
Andhra Pradesh622664455122.04
Telangana16139822279393163.40
Bihar587557906115.16
Chandigarh27286178153.48
Gujarat22042520743.20
Haryana553059629977710839.97
Himachal Pradesh24156508647.35
Jammu  & Kashmir29148644757.13
Kerala9150335538179.35
Maharashtra16988388633.30
Odisha33615946.59
Punjab1868553292429936623.64
 Tamil Nadu 527561713111034.02
Uttar  Pradesh12425931666202435.48
Uttrakhand1155402560342264.59
Rajasthan680249913.33
Total29097973181737957032.03

State-wise Paddy Procurement in KMS 2020-21 (upto 30.11.2021)/As on 01.12.2021

State/UTQuantity of Paddy Procurement (MTs)No of farmers benefittedMSP value (Rs. In Crore)
ANDHRA PRADESH845760980508015967.97
TELANGANA14108787216435426637.39
ASSAM21161520401399.53
BIHAR35588824970976719.17
CHANDIGARH28349157553.52
CHHATTISGARH6973893205349013166.71
DELHI000.00
GUJARAT  11024423799208.14
HARYANA565473554946610676.14
HIMACHAL PR.000.00
JHARKHAND6290611040921187.67
J&K38119738571.97
KARNATAKA20620454319389.31
KERALA7648852521601444.10
MADHYA PR.37265545872237035.73
MAHARASHTRA18850386242923558.95
ODISHA 7732713139464714599.36
PUDUCHERRY000.00
PUNJAB20282433105767438293.23
NEF (Tripura)242391443445.76
TAMILNADU44902228521528477.54
U.P. (EAST)42873956701368094.60
U.P. (WEST)23968823521504525.31
TOTAL UP6684277102228612619.91
UTTRAKHAND1072158781292024.23
WEST BENGAL27790649493625246.87
ALL INDIA TOTAL8941908113113417168823.23