The Government has fixed Rs 1,310 as minimum support price for per quintal of common paddy and Rs 1,345 for per quintal of Grade One paddy for this Kharif season.
In the meanwhile as the Kharif crop is ready, different food grain purchasing agencies have set up their purchasing centres in different parts of the terai region of the Udham Singh Nagar district. As the officials concerned have informed a total 51 paddy purchasing centres have been set up by different Government agenciesincluding the State food supply department, the state cooperative sector and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) in various locations of Udham Singh Nagar.
Out of the total 51 paddy purchasing centres while the State food supply department has set up eight purchasing centre, the State cooperative department has opened as many as 39 such paddy purchasing centre, added the officials concerned of the Udham Singh Nagar district administration. Similarly, as many as four paddy purchasing centres have been set up by the
FCI in different places of Udham Singh Nagar, added the officials concerned.In the meanwhile, the officials concerned have also made it clear to the farmers that as per norms the humidity level in the paddy should not be more than 17 per cent. Keeping in view these certain guidelines like the humidity factor, the farmers are supposed to dispose off their produce after getting the same dried up well , the officials concerned maintained.
In the meanwhile, Brijesh Kumar Sant, District Magistrate Udham Singh Nagar, reviewing the preparations for purchasing paddy from the local farmers on Tuesday, maintained that there should not be any irregularity in purchasing paddy. At the same time he also asked the officials concerned to monitor the paddy purchasing process so that the farmers could dispose off their produce in proper manner without any difficulty.