Systematic paddy procurement going on in district
Raipur, Dec 16:
The State Government has entrusted all the officers and inspectors of the Food Department with the responsibility to ensure systematic paddy procurement in 138 paddy procurement centers of the district.
Food Controller of the Food Department and the Assistant Food Officers and Food Inspectors are continuously monitoring the work of farmer tokens, paddy arrival, availability of gunny bags for proper maintenance of paddy and works of paddy lifting and giving gunny bags to the rice millers.
Paddy procurement is underway since December 1. On the instruction of Raipur Collector Sourabh Kumar the small and marginal farmers are being given priority in all 138 paddy procurement centres in the district. Department officers said that procurement of 5 lakh 71 thousand metric ton paddy was proposed. So far 30% of paddy has been procured. As many as 220 millers in the district are continuously lifting paddy and depositing rice in Food Corporation of India after obtaining permission.