Tag: Paddy Procurement

Paddy Procurement Sees Hike From Last Year
Centre's Paddy MSP Hike Gets Mixed Response In Odisha, BJP Hits Back

The ruling BJD government welcomed Centre's decision, Congress said the hike in MSP is of no use for the farmers.

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
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Paddy Procurement: The Perennial Scam

By Sandeep Sahu Scams may come and scams may go, but there is one scam that goes on forever in Odisha: the scam in paddy procurement. It has got to a stage where irregularities (read pilferage) of huge sums of money running into hundreds of crores by the well-entrenched miller-supply official-politician nexus every single year […]

  • Thursday, 10 June 2021
Tehsildar Attacked By Miscreant Over Non Procurement Of Paddy In Bolangir
Odisha: Tehsildar Attacked By Miscreant Over Non Procurement Of Paddy In Bolangir

Hundreds of farmers blocked State Highway-26 by placing paddy-laden tractors on road alleging irregularities and confusion in token distribution at Deogaon PACS. 

  • Monday, 07 June 2021
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Odisha farmers warn of non-cooperation agitation from February 2019

Bhubaneswar: With farmer protests and agricultural distress becoming a major game changer in three Hindi heartland States of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, all three major political parties in Odisha now seem to be chalking out plans to garner votes of farmers in the State. But with the State government already on the firing line […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Odisha eases sharecropper registration norms in paddy procurement

Bhubaneswar: In a major initiative, the Food Supplies and Consumers Welfare Department of the Odisha government has finally relaxed the norms for registration of all sharecroppers for paddy procurement this year and clarified that they should be allowed to register at the Primary Agricultural Co-operative Society (PACS) even if they do not have the consent […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Farmers in distress as quintals of paddy lie unsold in mandis

Malkangiri/Bhadrak: Farmers of Malkangiri and Bhadrak have been crying foul as paddy has remained unsold in various mandis of the districts. Reports say, in 62 mandis across Odisha, 3,46,264 bags of paddy are lying unsold. Even after 2 months since the beginning of procurement process in Malkangiri, multiple gunny bags filled with paddy are lying […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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Paddy procurement lapses: Irate farmers tie up co-op society president

Balasore: With public wrath growing over lapses in paddy procurement, farmers of Bahanaga block in Balasore district today locked up the gates of Alada Service Cooperative Society and tied up its president to a tree. According to the farmers, the cooperative society was supposed to procure around 18,000 quintals of paddy but only 4,000 quintals […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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Congress activists gherao Malkangiri Collectorate protesting lapses in paddy procurement

Malkangiri: Alleging lapses in paddy procurement in the district, Congress workers under the leadership of senior party leader Pradeep Majhi today staged a protest in front of the district Collector’s office. As per reports, the activists staged demonstration by keeping sacks of paddy on the road. The protestors alleged that despite having been opened for […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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Odisha to stop paddy procurement 2 months ahead of schedule

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 […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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Bhadrak farmers protest lapses in paddy procurement

Bhadrak: Farmers registered under Panchutikri society of Chandbali block in Bhadrak district today launched a protest alleging irregularities in paddy procurement. According to reports, 383 farmers had registered under the society through online registration. It is alleged, while the society was stipulated to procure 27,500 quintal paddy, the procurement has been stopped by the society […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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Odisha targets 11 lakh MT paddy procurement in Rabi season

Bhubaneswar: After all-time high paddy procurement during the Kharif season, Odisha Government has now set a target to procure 11 lakh MT of paddy during the current Rabi season. After a review meeting of Paddy Procurement Committee, Chief Secretary AP Padhi on Saturday directed the concerned officials to undertake the procurement in phased manner. He […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Bargarh farmers left in lurch over delay in paddy procurement

Bargarh: Hundreds of farmers in Bargarh district are now a worried lot over non-completion of paddy procurement process for the rabi season. Besides, quintals of paddy stock at several market yards in Atabira, Bargarh, Padampur have been reportedly damaged in the monsoon rain in several parts of the State in the past couple of days. […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Odisha Assembly: Opposition corners Odisha govt over paddy distress sale

Bhubaneswar: Alleging distress sale of paddy and failure of Odisha government in procurement,Opposition parties including BJP and Congress today turned the heat on ruling-BJD in the State Assembly. While raising the issue during adjournment motion, BJP MLAs Bishnu Sethi and Jayanarayan Mishra claimed that paddy from Bhadrak and Balasore districts is being sent to West […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Odisha farmers spend Rs 2,403 to produce a quintal of paddy, get only Rs 1,815

Bhubaneswar: Compared to an estimated cost of production of paddy at Rs 2,403 a quintal in Odisha, farmers in the state lose Rs 588 per quintal when they sell their produce to the government at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). This was evident from the statement of Odisha’s agriculture minister Arun Kumar Sahoo in the […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Minister Paints Rosy Picture Of Paddy Procurement In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Minister of Food Supplies & Consumer Welfare, Ranendra Pratap Swain, on Wednesday expressed assurance that the paddy procurement centres in Odisha are operating according to the guidelines and instructions laid down by his department. Answering to Opposition’s questions on paddy procurement issues in the State, the minister confidently said that with the arrangements done […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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