The Managing Director of Chhattisgarh's Marketing Federation, Kiran Kaushal, on Thursday met Indian Jute Commissioner Moloy Chandan Chakraborty in Kolkata and urged him to arrange gunny bags for paddy procurement in the state.
Kaushal apprised the Commissioner that paddy procurement in Chhattisgarh had commenced on December 1 and a total of 5.25 lakh bundles of gunny bags would be required.
Chhattisgarh has set a target of procuring 105 lakh tonnes of paddy this Kharif season, she told the official.
The office of Jute Commissioner has approved for 2.14 lakh bundles of gunny bags, she said.
The Chhattisgarh government has paid Rs 853 crores to the Jute Commissioner office, she told Chakraborty.