Archive · 19 Sep 2025
Eluru District Aims to Procure 4 Lakh MT of Paddy
The government in Eluru district is planning to buy a large amount of rice from farmers during the Kharif season.
The goal is to buy 4 lakh metric tons of paddy.
This is to make sure farmers get a fair price for their harvest.
The district officials are setting up centers where farmers can sell their rice, and they are making sure everything runs smoothly, including registration and the use of proper weighing and quality-checking equipment.
The district collector wants to avoid any problems for the farmers during the buying process.
Eluru district aims to procure 4 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the Kharif season.
The district collector instructed officials to ensure farmers face no difficulties.
Officials will procure paddy at minimum support prices (MSPs).
100% e-crop and e-KYC registration is required at the village level.
265 grain procurement centers will be set up across the district.
- Who
- District Collector, officials, farmers
- What
- Paddy procurement planning for Kharif season
- When
- Kharif season
- Where
- Eluru district, India
- Why
- To ensure farmers receive support price for their produce
- Procurement Target
- 4 lakh metric tonnes of paddy
- Common Paddy MSP
- ₹2,369 per quintal
- Grade A Paddy MSP
- ₹2,389 per quintal
- District
- Eluru
- Cultivated Area
- 1,91,534 acres
- Estimated Production
- 5,74,552 metric tonnes
- Grain Procurement Centers
- 265
