Paddy Procurement In Bihar: In most parts of the country, the procurement of paddy for the Kharif season is almost complete. Although there is a slow pace in some states, they are still reaching the procurement centers to sell paddy. Farmers in Bihar are facing crisis to buy paddy. Paddy is being bought from farmers at government centers at will. It has been told that the MSP of coarse paddy is Rs.2040. But farmers are forced to sell at Rs 1720 to 1750 per quintal only. Farmers have to bear the loss of this.
Farmers are not reaching to sell paddy
In Bihar’s Nalanda district, a target of 1.92 lakh tonnes has been set for paddy procurement. So far 1.68 lakh tonnes of paddy has been procured from 27261 farmers. About 59 thousand farmers had registered to sell paddy. Relative to the registration, very few farmers have come to sell paddy. At the same time, 24 thousand tonnes of paddy has been purchased against the target.
Why are farmers selling paddy cheaply?
In Bihar Sharif of the state, there is a crisis in front of the farmers that the farmers are not able to sell paddy at the rate fixed by the government. The reason behind this is the arbitrariness of the middlemen. The middlemen are not ready to buy paddy from the farmers at a price above Rs.1750. At the same time, the responsibility of paddy procurement in Bihar has been entrusted to PACS. On the other hand, packs have started cutting 5 to 6 percent in the name of moisture, dust and dust. Farmers are not getting the price of MSP even at government centers. That’s why we are forced to sell cheaply.
Paddy procurement to be done by February 15
The target of paddy procurement in Bihar is 45 lakh MT. This target is to be achieved by 15 February. But here the correct figures of paddy purchase have not been released from the state government level. The number of districts in Bihar is 48. It has been told that the condition of paddy procurement has remained extremely sluggish in every district. The target of procurement of 9786 MT paddy was achieved in Jamui district of Bihar. But till now the target has not been fulfilled. According to the report, only ten days are left for paddy procurement. Only 5906 MT paddy has been procured from 949 farmers of the district. At the same time, Rs 8.5 crore has been sent to the accounts of 641 farmers. Paddy procurement was started in North Bihar from November 1. On the other hand, paddy procurement took place in South Bihar from 15th November.
Disclaimer: Some of the information given in the news is based on media reports. Farmer brothers, before implementing any suggestion, do consult the concerned expert.
