The Uttar Pradesh government has started preparations for Kharif crops for the marketing season 2021-22.
The government will formulate a new policy for the farmers to get a fair price for their produce.
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The Uttar Pradesh government, in an effort to make paddy procurement more and more ‘farmer centric’, has started preparations for the Kharif crops for the 2021-22 marketing season.
The government will formulate a new policy for the farmers to get a fair price for their produce. Instructing the officials, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has stressed on making a transparent system for the purchase of paddy from September.
The officials have started preparations to increase the number of paddy purchasing centers, make transparent arrangements for selling paddy near their fields, ensure payment immediately after purchase of paddy, etc., which will increase their income.
This year, the government brought major changes in wheat procurement by setting up e-mandis and set a new record of wheat procurement. Facility was provided to the farmers to buy wheat within a radius of 10 km from their fields.
Despite restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been a bumper season for farmers in Uttar Pradesh. Yogi government’s move for transparent wheat procurement mechanism through e-pop machines has given a boost to all round development of the state. With assured payment for crops within 72 hours of procurement, the total procurement under the Yogi-led government reached an all-time high of 56.25 lakh metric tonnes.
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