The paddy of Kharif season has started to reach paddy procurement centres. With the beginning of paddy incoming, paddy, politics season has also started.
According to official data so far 5.9 lakh metric tonne paddy has reached. Meanwhile former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi alleged that several metric tonne paddy is being wasted due to lack of proper handling.
According to the official information received from Chhattisgarh Sate Cooperative Marketing Federation (MARKFED), so far in various primary agriculture cooperative committees located in all 27 districts of the State, the paddy incoming has increased. About 2.58 lakh metric tonne ‘A-grade paddy’ and 2.47 lakh metric tonne ‘common paddy’ have reached the paddy procurement centres.
Highest paddy collection so far has been registered in Mahasamund district which is more than 83,000 metric tonne till the date.
Meanwhile, wheel chair bound former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi has alleged that paddy worth rupees several millions have been wasted due to mismanagement of paddy on the part of the State Government. He also demanded for conducting enquiry into the paddy procurements.
Through, an official communiqué Jogi said that so far 3 lakh million tonne paddy has been procured by the state Government through the funds provided by UPA government. However alike last year due to lack of proper storage system huge amount of paddy is rotting under the open sky, Jogi alleged.
He further said that union government avails 80 per cent of the required fund for procuring paddy to the State Government. last year due to improper milling several lakh tonnes paddy is still lying dumped, he alleged.
According to official information from the State Government in Raipur district 74,041 metric tonnes, in Dhamtari district 69,608 metric tonnes, in Rajnandgaon district 49,774 metric tonnes, in Balod 48,817 metric tonnes, in Bemetara 41,403 metric tonnes, in Durg 38,474 metric tonnes, in Baloda Bazaar-Bhatapara 40,474 metric tonnes, in Gariyaband 30,947 metric tonnes, and in Bilaspur 6,342 metric tonnes paddy has been procured so far.