Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Odisha Minister Denies Complications in Paddy Procurement Registration
Farmers in Odisha grow rice, which is also called paddy.
When the rice is ready, the government buys it from them so the farmers can earn money.
Before they can sell their rice, farmers must register at a government centre.
Some people worried that registering was too hard because farmers needed a special digital number called an Agristack ID.
The minister in charge, Krushna Chandra Patra, said this worry is not true.
He said farmers can register even without the Agristack ID.
The ID will be needed later when farmers collect tokens, but they can get it at the registration centre.
The government also said sharecroppers, who farm on land owned by someone else, can register without problems.
Thousands of farmers have already registered, so the minister said everything is going smoothly.
Odisha supply minister Krushna Chandra Patra dismissed allegations of complications in the registration of farmers for paddy procurement.
He said the Agristack ID, also known as the Farmer Registration ID, has not been made mandatory for registration and no farmer will be denied the chance to sell paddy to government agencies.
The minister stated that 5,093 farmers had registered across Odisha as of August 9, of whom 3,108 already possessed Agristack IDs.
He clarified that the Agristack ID, issued by the agriculture department, will be required at a later stage for collecting the paddy token and can be generated at the registration centre itself.
Odisha procured around 78 lakh metric tonnes of paddy during the last Kharif season and another 20 lakh metric tonnes during the Rabi season.
- Who
- Odisha supply minister Krushna Chandra Patra
- What
- Dismissed allegations of complications in paddy procurement registration, stating the Agristack ID is not mandatory for farmers to register
- When
- Sunday, August 9, with registration figures cited as of August 9
- Where
- Odisha, India
- Why
- To reassure farmers, including sharecroppers, that procedural issues will not block them from selling paddy to government agencies in the upcoming procurement season
Critics and concerned farmers
State government
Complications in registration
Critics and concerned farmers
Concerns were raised that the registration process, especially the requirement of an Agristack ID before getting tokens, creates complications for farmers wanting to sell paddy to government agencies.
State government
The minister asserted there are no complications, that the Agristack ID is not compulsory for registration, and that farmers can register even without it.
Digital ID requirement
Critics and concerned farmers
The Agristack ID requirement may act as a barrier for farmers, particularly sharecroppers, trying to access the procurement system.
State government
The ID is only needed at a later stage for the paddy token, can be generated at the registration centre itself, and sharecroppers can register with prescribed documents.
- Minister
- Krushna Chandra Patra (Odisha supply minister)
- Farmers registered (as of Aug 9)
- 5,093
- Registered farmers with Agristack ID
- 3,108
- Agristack ID mandatory for registration
- No
- Document required for Agristack ID
- Record of Rights (ROR) of agricultural land
- Time to issue Agristack ID
- Usually within two days of submitting land records
- Paddy procured last Kharif season
- About 78 lakh metric tonnes
- Paddy procured last Rabi season
- 20 lakh metric tonnes