Paddy procurement started in UP, government appeals to farmers to register

Paddy procurement started in UP, government appeals to farmers to register

Paddy procurement started in UP, government appeals to farmers to register

Paddy procurement has started in Uttar Pradesh. At the same time, the central government has fixed a price of Rs 2040 for general category and Rs 2060 per quintal for grade-A under the price support scheme for paddy purchase.

Lucknow: Paddy procurement has started in Uttar Pradesh under the Kharif Marketing Year 2022-23 Minute Price Support Scheme. The central government has fixed a price of Rs 2040 for general category and Rs 2060 per quintal for grade-A under the price support scheme for paddy procurement. A mandate has also been issued by the Food and Logistics Department regarding the purchase of paddy. A target has been set to buy 70 lakh metric tonnes of paddy in about 4000 procurement centers in the state.

Paddy procurement started in UP

On behalf of the state government, farmers have been invited to sell paddy on the price support scheme. Said that farmers can register themselves to sell paddy in the procurement centers. Apart from this, a mobile app and toll free number has also been issued by the state government for registration. It has been said from the government that under the Kharif marketing year 2022 23, paddy procurement will be helped under the online system. To sell paddy, farmers will have to register online. For this, farmers can register online by visiting the official website of the Food Department http://fcs.up.gov.in.

At the same time, the government wrote in a tweet that every moment with the farmers of the Annadata, the state government will directly contact the farmers for the year 2022- In 23, the purchase of paddy at Minimum Support Price (MSP) is mandatory for sale of paddy starting from October 01, registration on website http://fcs.up.gov.in and mobile app UP KISAN MITRA. #prosperous_farmer