The paddy procurement is progressing smoothly in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 at MSP from farmers, as was done in previous years.
A quantity of 695.67 LMT of Paddy has been procured in KMS 2021-22 upto 20.02.2022 in the procuring States/UTs of Chandigarh, Gujarat, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Telangana, Rajasthan, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, West Bengal, NEF (Tripura), Bihar, Odisha, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Till now about 94.15 Lakh farmers have been benefitted with MSP value of Rs. 1,36,350.74 crore.
| Paddy Procurement in KMS 2021-22 (upto 20.02.2022)/ As on 21.02.2022 | ||||
| State/UT | Quantity of Paddy Procurement (MTs) | No of farmers benefitted | MSP value (Rs. In Crore) | |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 3449237 | 529290 | 6760.50 | |
| TELANGANA | 7022000 | 1062428 | 13763.12 | |
| ASSAM | 35296 | 5593 | 69.18 | |
| BIHAR | 4250220 | 598757 | 8330.43 | |
| CHANDIGARH | 27286 | 1781 | 53.48 | |
| CHHATTISGARH | 9201000 | 2105972 | 18033.96 | |
| DELHI | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| GUJARAT | 121865 | 25081 | 238.86 | |
| HARYANA | 5530596 | 310083 | 10839.97 | |
| HIMACHAL PR. | 27628 | 5851 | 54.15 | |
| JHARKHAND | 307084 | 60445 | 601.88 | |
| J&K | 40520 | 8724 | 79.42 | |
| KARNATAKA | 73348 | 23737 | 143.76 | |
| KERALA | 231454 | 91929 | 453.65 | |
| MADHYA PR. | 4582610 | 661756 | 8981.92 | |
| MAHARASHTRA | 1329901 | 468641 | 2606.61 | |
| ODISHA | 4937749 | 1070693 | 9677.99 | |
| PUDUCHERRY | 46 | 19 | 0.09 | |
| PUNJAB | 18685532 | 924299 | 36623.64 | |
| NEF (Tripura) | 31197 | 14575 | 61.15 | |
| TAMILNADU | 1566401 | 239460 | 3070.15 | |
| U.P. (EAST) | 4274110 | 654008 | 8377.26 | |
| U.P. (WEST) | 2130764 | 266569 | 4176.30 | |
| TOTAL UP | 6404874 | 920577 | 12553.55 | |
| UTTRAKHAND | 1156066 | 56034 | 2265.89 | |
| WEST BENGAL | 547436 | 228369 | 1072.97 | |
| RAJASTHAN | 7357 | 563 | 14.42 | |
| ALL INDIA TOTAL | 69566703 | 9414657 | 136350.74 | |
| Source: FCI Daily Bulletin | ||||
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