During the ongoing procurement season, Haryana Government has so far procued1869.5 metric tonnes (MT) of bajra and 1.76 lakh MT of paddy in the state.
Giving details, the Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Karan Dev Kamboj on Wednesday said that 209 MT of bajra has so far been procured in district Dadri and 502.9 MT in district Gurugram. Similarly, 169 MT in Nuh, 238 MT in Narnaul and 750 MT has been procured in district Rewari.
He said that this year, Bajra was being procured in more than 40 mandis of the state and where all bajra arrived has been procured. The Minister further said that the work on procurement of paddy has also started in all districts.
He said that 36,566 MT paddy has so far been procured in Ambala. Similarly, 45,618 MT has been procured in Karnal, 84,020 MT in Kurukshetra and 5,985 MT in Yamunanagar.