Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Friday directed the officers concerned that no problem should be faced by any farmer visiting the mandis for the sale of Kharif season crops starting from September 25.
He directed them to get the sheds, roads, packaging bags, weighing machines etc. ready in the mandis so that the farmers do not face any problem.
The Deputy Chief Minister who also holds the portfolio of Food, Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, held a meeting here to review the preparations regarding the purchase of crops.
He informed that this time, the State Government will start the procurement of paddy crop from September 25 and this procurement will continue till November 15. The procurement of crops like bajra, maize, moong etc. will be done from October 1 to November 15.
Dushyant said that this year, about 200 procurement centers have been set up for paddy procurement. Similarly, there will be 86 procurement centers for bajra, 19 for maize and 38 for moong.
He said that the government has fixed the minimum support price for paddy in this Kharif season at Rs 1940, bajra at Rs 2250, maize at Rs 1870 and moong at Rs 7275, groundnut at Rs 5550 per quintal.