Tag: Odisha Food Supplies Minister

Bhubaneswar: Taking cognizance of the issues faced by farmers due to irregularities in paddy procurement and delay in payment of proceeds, Odisha Food Supplies Minister Surya Narayan Patro today said that the proceeds of paddy sold to the government will be credited to farmers’ bank accounts within 24 hours of procurement. Talking to media after […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid the ongoing protest by the farmers in western Odisha, Supplies Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain today blatantly said that the State government will not withdraw the token system in paddy procurement irrespective of the farmers’ agitation. ‘Ae system thila, rahichi aau rahiba’ (this system was, is and will be there) and there is no […]

Bhubaneswar: They say a political party or a government may go to any extent to hide its failure and something like that seems to have happened in Odisha where the ruling-BJD is accused of concealing its failure in paddy procurement. The token system in paddy procurement is alleged to be a faulty one allowing millers […]

Bhubaneswar/Sambalpur: After getting assurances from Odisha Minister Sushant Singh that paddy will be procured from farmers without tokens, farmers in western Odisha withdrew their protests recently. However, farmers today alleged that mandi officials are not procuring paddy without tokens. “The Minister (Sushant Singh) had said that tokens will be generated within two hours, but even […]

Bhubaneswar: Despite State-wide conundrum over the protest on the token system of paddy procurement recently, Odisha government on Monday informed that the State has recorded 18 per cent hike in paddy procurement this year as compared to last year. State Food and Supplies Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain while addressing mediapersons today informed that the state […]