Paddy procurement exercise in Chhattisgarh on Minimum Support Price (MSP) concluded on Thursday.
The procurement had surpassed the target of 75 lakh metric tonnes and though final figures were yet to arrive, it was reportedly around 80 lakh metric tonnes.
Official sources informed that till Wednesday evening, the paddy procurement was amounted to be 79 lakh metric tonnes and as per reports the final figure might go beyond 80 lakh metric tonnes, they said.
The paddy procurement was done from 1,333 primary agricultural co-operative societies' 1195 procurement centers.
Notably, the paddy procurement came to a halt for a couple of months after Congress party declared the MSP to be hiked to Rs 2500 per quintal in the State. After formation of the new Government, the procurement resumed to a full swing and had crossed the set target, officials informed.
The MSP provided by the State for paddy is highest all over the country and was as per the recommendations of Swaminathan Committee i.e. 1.5 times the production cost of the farmers, they informed.