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34917 MT of Wheat procured in RMS 2022-23 (up to 03.04.2022)

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

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3510 farmers benefitted in RMS 2022-23 with MSP value of Rs. 70.36 crore

750.29 LMT of Paddy procured in KMS 2021-22 (up to 03.04.2022)

108.01 Lakh farmers benefitted in KMS 2021-22 with MSP value of Rs. 1,47,055.95 crore

Posted On:

04 APR 2022 7:19PM by PIB Delhi


Procurement of wheat has recently commenced in Rabi Marketing Season 2022-23 in the States of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. A quantity of 34917 MT of wheat has been procured upto 03.04.2022 benefitting   3510 farmers with MSP value of Rs. 70.36 crore.

 

                                               

 

The paddy procurement is progressing smoothly in Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 at MSP from farmers.

A quantity of 750.29 LMT of Paddy has been procured in KMS 2021-22 upto 03.04.2022 in procuring States/UTs.   

Till now about 108.01 Lakh farmers have been benefitted with MSP value of Rs. 1,47,055.95 crore.                  

 

                                               

Wheat Procurement in RMS 2022-23 (upto 03.04.2022)/

As on 04.04.2022

 

State/UT

Quantity of wheat Procurement (MTs)

No of farmers benefitted

MSP value (Rs. In Crore)

PUNJAB

63

22

0.13

HARYANA

14914

968

30.05

Uttar Pradesh 

6

4

0.01

Madhya Pradesh

19934

2516

40.17

ALL INDIA TOTAL

34917

3510

70.36

 

 

 

State-wise Paddy Procurement in KMS 2021-22

(upto 03.04.2022)/As on 04.04.2022

 

State/UT

Quantity of Paddy Procurement (MTs)

No of farmers benefitted

MSP value (Rs. In Crore)

Andhra Pradesh

4050832

608830

7939.63

Telangana

6866000

1062428

13457.36

Assam

143342

19056

280.95

Bihar

4490319

642225

8801.03

Chandigarh

27286

1956

53.48

Chhattisgarh

9201000

2105972

18033.96

Gujarat

121865

25081

238.86

Haryana

5530596

310083

10839.97

Himachal Pradesh

27628

5851

54.15

Jharkhand

 

684876

128768

1342.36

Jammu  & Kashmir

40520

8724

79.42

Karnataka

217220

72714

425.75

Kerala

334934

130774

656.47

Madhya Pradesh

4582610

661756

8981.92

Maharashtra

1337891

471438

2622.27

Odisha

5724195

1293540

11219.42

Puducherry

334

67

0.66

Punjab

18728335

933263

36707.54

NEF (Tripura)

31250

14575

61.25

 Tamil Nadu 

2970440

426641

5822.06

Uttar  Pradesh

6553029

947326

12843.94

Uttrakhand

1156066

56034

2265.89

West Bengal

2200620

872889

4313.22

Rajasthan

7357

563

14.42

Total

75028546

10800554

147055.95

 

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