35% increase in Wheat procurement on MSP for ongoing RMS 2021-22 compared to last year: Total 341.77 LMT Wheat procured on MSP from 34.57 Lakh farmers

GG News Bureau
New Delhi , 13th May. Procurement of Wheat in ongoing RMS2021-22 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, and Bihar at MSP, as was done in previous seasons, and till now (upto10.05.2021) a quantity of over 341.77 LMT of wheat has been procured against the last year corresponding purchase of 252.51 LMT. About34.57 Lakh farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing RMS procurement operations with MSP value of Rs. 67,499.98 Crore.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 107.37 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 & Rabi Marketing Season 2021 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme (PSS). The sanction for procurement of 1.74 LMT of Copra (the perennial crop) for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for the procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds, and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.