Mann flays Centre’s crop procurement policy
The Punjab chief minister said with the decision to reduce market fees and suspend RDF the Modi Government showed its 'bitterness' towards the state.
Procurement of wheat during RMS 2024-25 is going on smoothly in the major procuring States across the country, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution said on Friday.
The ministry highlighted that 262.48 LMT of wheat has already been procured so far this year in Central Pool surpassing last year’s total procurement of 262.02 LMT.
A total of 22.31 lakh farmers have been benefited during RMS 2024-25 with total MSP outflow to the tune of Rs 59,715 crore, it said.
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In terms of state performance, the ministry said the major contribution in the procurement came from five procuring states, viz., Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh with procurement of 124.26 LMT, 71.49 LMT, 47.78 LMT, 9.66 LMT and 9.07 LMT respectively.
Further, the ministry highlighted that the rice procurement is also progressing smoothly. 728.42 LMT paddy equivalent to 489.15 LMT of rice has been so far procured directly from 98.26 lakh farmers during KMS 2023-24, with total MSP outflow of approximately Rs 1,60,472 crore.
With the above quantity of procurement, the combined stock of wheat and rice at present in Central Pool surpassed 600 LMT which puts the country in a comfortable position to meet its requirements of food grains under PMGKAY and other welfare schemes and for market interventions too.
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