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The Centre has procured a record 56.41 lakh tonnes of wheat from Uttar Pradesh during the current rabi marketing season, making a record payment of ₹11,141 crore to 13 lakh farmers in the State, said an official statement on Monday.
This record procurement – which is nearly 58 per cent more than last season’s 35.77 lakh tonnes – comes in tune with the Centre procuring a record 433.3 lakh tonnes of wheat from varios wheat growing States. The number of farmers, who have benefitted from wheat procurement this year, has also doubled from 6.64 lakh farmers last year.
Paddy procurement
There was significant increase in paddy procurement, too, in the State during the kharif marketing season 2020-21. It has procured a record 66.84 lakh tonnes of paddy from 10.22 lakh farmers, paying them a sum of ₹12,491.88 crore. In comparison, the wheat procurement last year was around 389.92 lakh tonnes. As many 49 lakh farmers benefitted from this year’s wheat procurement, the statement said.
Uttar Pradesh’s highest procurement before this was in 2018 when 52.94 lakh tonnes of wheat were procured. In 2012, the Centre procured 50.63 lakh tonnes, according to Food Corporation of India data.
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