Paddy procurement for Kharif season began in Gajapati district at the Paralakhemundi Regulated Market Complex in the presence of Sub-Collector Sangram Sekhar Panda here on Thursday.
Panda asked the farmers to bring dry and clean paddy to the RMC. He assured that MSP fived by the Government would be paid to them.
On December 19, Gajapati Collector Anupam Saha had launched a campaign to senaitise farmers about paddy procurement.The administration has fixed a target to collect 34,417 metric tonne of paddy and 24,400 metric tonne of rice respectively for the 2020-21 Kharif season in the district from 16,078 registered farmers.The Sub –Collector also checked equipments like weighing machine, moisture meter, dust extracting and other machines.
He urged the farmers, who have got tokens, to immediately bring the paddy to the market after getting their token to avoid crowding.