Due to farmer-friendly policies, agriculture in Chhattisgarh has prospered in the last three years, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Monday.
All the records of paddy procurement have been broken in the last three years, he claimed.
Baghel was addressing an event on the release of instalment of Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana and Godhan Nyay Yojana virtually from his official residence.
It includes Rs 1,500 crore as the third installment of Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana and Rs 10.81 crore as dividend to cow dung vendors, Gauthan Committees and women self-help groups.
Baghel said this year the target is to procure 1.05 crore tonnes of paddy. The procurement will commence from December 1.
The date of registration under the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana has been extended till November 10. Earlier, it was till October 31.