Tag: Kharif Paddy Procurement

Jeypore: Worried over the long delay in procurement of paddy at different mandis in Koraput, farmers today resorted to protest against the concerned authorities in several panchayats of the district. Alleging irregularities in Kharif paddy procurement, hundreds of farmers today hit streets in as many as 17 panchayats of Borigumma block. Similarly, farmers along with […]

Bhubaneswar: While on one hand huge quantities of paddy are lying in the open at various mandis across the State due to alleged lapses, the State government’s decision to close the paddy procurement process for Kharif season two months in advance has drawn sharp criticisms. As per information, the Food and Supplies department has decided […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government on Tuesday extended the deadline for online registration of farmers till September 17 for procurement of paddy during the 2019-20 Kharif season. The last date for the registration was earlier fixed on September 10, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister RP Swain said. “The deadline for the online registration of farmers under […]

Bhubaneswar: The Kharif paddy procurement will start from November 1 across Odisha, informed Food Supplies and Cooperation Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain on Wednesday. Speaking to the media persons, Swain informed that a total of 11.56 lakh farmers have registered themselves to take part in the Paddy Procurement Automation System (P-PAS) to sell paddy during the Kharif […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid allegations of delay in the distribution of tokens to farmers as the kharif paddy procurement in Odisha began two days ago, the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Singh on Monday claimed that the process is going on smoothly. “Those farmers who have registered themselves online are being provided the tokens […]

Bhubaneswar: Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Singh has ordered an investigation into the alleged irregularities in the distribution of tokens to farmers for the procurement of Kharif paddy in Sambalpur. The farmers in the district had alleged delay in the distribution of tokens leading to a mess following the paddy procurement process, […]