Govt asks IIT-Kharagpur to probe claims of lower turn-out ratio of rice from new hybrids
The Centre has entrusted IIT-Kharagpur to conduct a study into claims of a lower turn-out ratio of rice from certain new hybrid varieties of paddy grown in Punjab, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
The Centre has entrusted IIT-Kharagpur to conduct a study into claims of a lower turn-out ratio of rice from certain new hybrid varieties of paddy grown in Punjab, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. To a question on paddy procurement in Punjab on Tuesday, Ramnath Thakur, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, said in a written statement that the Government procured 169 lakh tonnes (lt) of paddy at minimum support price (MSP) in the State during the current kharif marketing season (KMS) 2024-25. The period of paddy procurement for KMS 2024-25 in Punjab commenced on October 1 and continued till November 30. A quantity of 169 lt of paddy had been procured at MSP by the State government procuring agencies and Food Corporation of India (FCI) through arhatiyas (commission agents) against the reported arrival of 171 lt in the mandis till November 27.
In addition to 1823 regular notified mandis, 951 public places-cum-temporary yards and 475 rice-mills-cum-temporary yards have been made operational by the State government for paddy procurement at MSP, he said. Approximately, 4800 millers have already been registered and have been allocated paddy by the State government agencies for its storage under joint custody and milling.
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