Tag: Paddy Procurement

Bargarh: After getting assurance from Minister Sushant Singh on Thursday, farmers in western Odisha called off protest with a hope that they could sell their paddy without tokens. However, the market yard authorities in several parts of Bargarh district are allegedly not accepting paddy without tokens. Hundreds of paddy sacks are now lying unattended in […]

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 […]

Koraput: While the State government somehow managed to convince the farmers of Western Odisha to withdraw their protest against the newly-introduced centralised token system for procurement of paddy, the farmers of South Odisha mainly in Koraput district have now launched protests allegedly due to non-receipt of tokens restricting sale of paddy. Even though paddy procurement […]

Rayagada: Inordinate delay in paddy procurement due to the non-issuance of tokens has triggered widespread resentment among the farmers of Kolnara and Bissamcuttack blocks in Rayagada district. Several farmers in Kolnara block are left in the lurch as they are forced to wait at different market yards in the block with their produce lying open […]

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 […]

Bhubaneswar: Paddy packets are piling up in heaps in front of mandis across Odisha, as the token system continues to pose a hurdle triggering widespread resentment among farmers. Failing to sell their paddy, the irate farmers in Malkangiri district staged a road blockade at Korakonda road by keeping paddy packets on the road. The farmers […]

Sonepur: Amidst several reports of irregularities in mandis, more lapses have surfaced after some farmers in Odisha reportedly received payments twice in their bank accounts after paddy procurement. According to reports, over 800 farmers in Sonepur district received such double transfers against their sale of paddy in the current season. Sources said funds to the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has urged the Centre to release subsidy for the paddy procurement during the ongoing kharif marketing season (KMS), a minister said. The central government has released Rs 1,434.90 crore subsidy as against a claim of Rs 4,307.17 crore for the quarter ending December, 2019, state Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister […]

Sambalpur: Amidst the alleged irregularities in mandis, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain on Sunday assured that all the paddy will be lifted from all mandis by March 31. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of Republic Day celebrations in Sambalpur, Swain informed that  paddy procurement will not stop despite harassment of […]

Bhubaneswar: Unseasonal rainfall across many parts of Odisha has brought serious trouble for paddy farmers of the State with huge quantities of unsold harvest found soaking in the open. Particularly in the districts of Balasore, Sonepur, Boudh and Bhadrak, resentment was seen among farmers as unseasonal rain reportedly exposed their unsold paddy to damages. While […]

Bhubaneswar:  The Odisha government has directed the district authorities to be proactive in assisting farmers for the ongoing Rabi season and start making preparations for Kharif crops after relaxations were announced for the agriculture sector amid the Coronavirus pandemic. The state government has already appointed 30 senior officers to monitor agriculture and related activities in […]

Bhubaneswar: Food, Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department Secretary, Vir Vikram Yadav on Wednesday wrote letter to all district collectors for starting farmers’ registration process to ensure procurement of paddy (kharif crop) for the upcoming Kharif marketing season 2020-21. Online registration is mandatory for the farmers in their nearest PACS, LAMPCS, WSHG and Pani Panchayats to […]

New Delhi: With the arrival of the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS), the gvernment continues to procure Kharif crops at MSP from the farmers as per its existing MSP schemes, like in the previous seasons. In the procuring States, purchase of 32,12,439 MT of paddy has taken place up to October 9 from over 2.83 lakh […]

New Delhi: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution claimed that the Paddy procurement in current season has exceeded by 22.43 per cent as compared to the previous season and the Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops on MSP from the farmers. The ministry in a statement said Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 […]

Bhubaneswar: As many as 14.97 lakh farmers have registered themselves with the government to sell their paddy under this year’s kharif season procurement process which is set to begin in the State from November 1. Nearly three lakh additional farmers have registered themselves this year as against the total registration of 12.35 lakh farmers in […]