A meeting of Bargarh district level Paddy Procurement Committee was held in virtual mode on Sunday.
The meeting, chaired by District Collector Monisha Banerjee, was attended by officials and representatives of all the blocks in the district.
At the meeting, it was decided that rice will be bought and sold through tokens this year like the previous years. The token period will last 30 days. More than 58 PACS and 27 WSHGs (women's self-help groups) will participate in the paddy procurement of the district, it was informed.
Similarly, FAQ quality rice will be procured on a priority basis. Similarly, mandis will be open for 6 days in a week. In addition to market yards, it has been decided to procure paddy at 207 temporary centers in the district. The mandis in the Attabira and Bheden blocks will be open from November 25 while in the Bargarh block they will be open on November 28. Besides, in rest of the blocks, the mandis will be opened for purchase and sale from December 11. Among others, the meeting was attended by Bargarh MLA Debesh Acharya, Bijapur MLA Rita Sahu, Attabira MLA Snehangini Chhuria, Zilla Parishad Chairperson Mukta Sahu, MP representative Sureshwar Shatapathi and Chief Supply Officer Rajani Kant Das.