Around 130.47 Lakh farmers benefitted from Kharif procurement
This has benefitted about 130.47 Lakh farmers from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with an MSP value of Rs. 1,67,960.77 Crore. Paddy procurement has reached an all-time high level, surpassing the previous high of 773.45 LMT in KMS 2019-20.
Marketing Season RMS 2021-22 has concluded in wheat procuring States and till now (up to 18.08.2021) a quantity of 433.44 LMT of wheat has been procured (which is an all-time high, as it has exceeded the previous high of 389.93 LMT of RMS 2020-21) against the last year corresponding purchase of 389.93 LMT.
About 49.20 Lakh farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing RMS procurement operations with an MSP value of Rs. 85603.57 Crore.
For the cropping year, 2020-21 which includes Kharif 2020-21, Rabi 2021, and Summer 2021 seasons, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 11,99,713.15 MT of Pulses and Oilseeds having an MSP value of Rs.6,742.51Crores benefitting 7,02,368farmers in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana, Odisha, and Rajasthan up to 05.09.2021.
For the season 2021-22, sanction for procurement of 51000 MT of Copra from Tamil Nadu has been given, against which 8.30 MT having an MSP value of Rs. 0.09 crores have been procured benefitting 36 farmers in Tamil Nadu, up to 05.09.2021.
The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals of KMS 2021-22 of Pulses and Oilseeds crops.



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