Raipur

'No system of fixing targets for paddy procurement'

Staff Reporter

Food and Civil Supplies Minister Punnulal Mohle on Wednesday informed Chhattisgarh Assembly that there is no system of fixing of targets for paddy procurement in the State.

In a written reply to Congress member T S Singhdeo, the Minister informed that during Kharif season 2014-15, the paddy procurement stood at 63,10,424 metric tonnes while in 2015-16 it was 59,29,232 metric tonnes and in 2016-17 it stood at 69,58,547 metric tonnes.