July 26, 2023 6:38 PM

Over one crore 24 lakh farmers benefitted from paddy procurement during Kharif Marketing Season 2022-23: Govt in LS

Over one crore 24 lakh farmers have benefitted from paddy procurement during Kharif Marketing Season 2022-23. Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said this in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. She said, more than 846 lakh tonnes of paddy were procured during the same period. Ms Jyoti said, Food Corporation of India, (FCI) and all the procuring States have developed their own Online Procurement System to ensure transparency and convenien...