In the financial year 2024-25, the Jharkhand Government will purchase six lakh metric tonnes of paddy from farmers. The process of paddy procurement will start from December 15.
Earlier, the cabinet has approved Rs 60 crore for the purchase of paddy. This time 2.3 lakh metric tonnes of paddy will be purchased for the Food Security Scheme and 3.7 lakh metric tonnes of paddy will be purchased for the Central Pool.
Farmers will be given Rs 2400 to Rs 2420 per quintal while selling paddy. Rs 2400 per quintal will be given for normal paddy and Rs 2420 for grade A paddy. A bonus of Rs 100 per quintal has also been added to this. Let us tell you that in the financial year 2023-24, 1.70 lakh metric tonnes of paddy was purchased from 25,357 farmers.
The Government will purchase upto 200 quintals of paddy from each farmer, only 17 per cent moisture in paddy will be accepted, after giving paddy to the centre, first 50 per cent amount will be paid. Then the remaining amount will be given in the next round.
Meanwhile, The loans of 4,78, 922 farmers of Jharkhand have been waived off. E-KYC of a total of 5 lakh 35 farmers has been done. Due to wrong data uploaded in the bank, the payment of 19,128 farmers has failed. The process of loan waiver of 1,985 farmers is going on.
More than 100 crores have been given for loan waiver of farmers in five districts of the state. An amount of 134.63 crores was given in Deoghar, 112.3 crores in Garhwa, 102.59 crores in Hazaribagh, 125.81 crores in Palamu and 110.63 crores in Ranchi.