|
|
|
Govt agencies procure 44,809 tonnes of paddy in Punjab, Haryana
|
|
|
|
Top Stories |
|
|
|
|
SME Times News Bureau | 30 Sep, 2020
Paddy procurement is going on full swing in Punjab and Haryana with
government agencies having purchased 44,809 tonnes of paddy in only four
days since the MSP buying operations began in both states on the usual
date this Kharif season, the Union Agriculture Ministry said on
Wednesday.
The procurement of paddy during the Kharif marketing
season 2020-21 commenced from September 26 in Haryana and Punjab. Up to
September 29, paddy procurement of 3,506 MT in Haryana and 41,303 MT in
Punjab totalling 44,809 MT having MSP value of Rs 84.60 crore at MSP of
Rs 1,888 per quintal has been done from 2,950 farmers of Haryana and
Punjab, a Ministry statement said.
Up to September 29, the
government, through its nodal agencies, has also procured 46.35 MT of
moong having MSP value of Rs 33 lakh benefitting 48 farmers in Tamil
Nadu. Similarly, 5,089 MT of copra having MSP value of Rs 52.40 crore
has been procured benefiting 3,961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
against the sanctioned quantity of 1.23 LMT for Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
The procurement of cotton for
the 2020-21 season will commence from October 1 and the Cotton
Corporation of India (CCI) will start purchase of FAQ grade cotton from
this date, said the statement.
Based on the proposal from the
states, approval has been accorded for procurement of 14.09 LMT of
pulses and oilseeds for Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana
and Haryana. For other states/UTs, approval will also be accorded on
receipt of proposal for Kharif pulses and oilseeds and procurement of
FAQ grade will be made as per Price Support Scheme (PSS), if the market
rate goes below its MSP during the notified harvesting period, said the
Ministry.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Customs Exchange Rates |
Currency |
Import |
Export |
US Dollar
|
66.20
|
64.50 |
UK Pound
|
87.50
|
84.65 |
Euro
|
78.25
|
75.65 |
Japanese
Yen |
58.85 |
56.85 |
As on 13 Aug, 2022 |
|
|
Daily Poll |
|
|
PM Modi's recent US visit to redefine India-US bilateral relations |
|
|
|
|
|
Commented Stories |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|