A meeting was held at on Friday under the chairmanship of Collector Indramani Tripathy on paddy procurement in the district.
The general paddy would be purchased at Rs 1,750 per quintal (75kg) and grade A paddy at Rs1,770 per quintal, it was decided. The agencies like Odisha Civil Supplies Corporation (OSCSC) and others as assigned by the Government will be done through the Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society (PACS).
The farmers will get their payment through direct fund transfer by OSCB, Bhubaneswar in P-PAS module on real time basis. More than 93,939 identity cards have been distributed in the district to the farmers.
In this season 489,275.186 metric tonnes (MT) paddy will be collected. Bargarh, Attabira and Padampur RMCs will open 73 market yards for paddy procurement whereas PACS will open 93 yards during the procurement period. The process will begin on November 5. During paddy collection period, the officials who will neglect duties and disobey the rules will face action, said Collector Tripathy.
Among others, Padampur MLA Pradeep Purohit, Bargarh MLA Debesh Acharya, Zilla Parishad President Mukta Sahu, representatives of paddy purchasing agencies, millers and farmers were present.