Some states also recorded highest procurement
New Delhi: Government of India procured 869.29 Lakh Metric Tonne (LMT) of paddy during Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, and 433.32 Lakh Metric Tonne of wheat during Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2021-22, which is the highest ever procurement, Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti stated in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Some state governments have also recorded highest ever procurement of foodgrains during current year, she said. So far as wheat was concerned, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir recorded highest ever procurement during RMS 2021-22.
With regard to paddy, Punjab, Bihar, Gujarat, Telangana, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttrakhand and Uttar Pradesh recorded highest ever procurement during KMS 2020-21.
Meanwhile the State Governments of Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh recorded highest procurement during 2020-21 as compared to procurement during last five years.
– global bihari bureau
