Archive · 8 Dec 2025
Odisha Launches Kharif Paddy Procurement Season
In Odisha, a minister named Krushna Chandra Patra started the season for buying paddy from farmers.
He opened special places called mandis in Nuapada district.
The government wants to buy 100 lakh metric tonnes of paddy this year, which is more than last year.
Farmers will get a fixed price for their paddy, and the government will pay them quickly.
The minister also said they will stop a practice where some weight is taken off because of moisture.
There will be more storage for the paddy too.
The minister had lunch with farmers to show he cares about them.
Meanwhile, in Krishna District, an MLA named Yarlagadda Venkat Rao visited farmers who were drying their paddy due to high moisture content.
The farmers asked the MLA to request the government to relax the moisture percentage norms, as strict limits were causing delays in procurement.
The MLA promised to take up the issue with higher officials to find a solution.
Odisha's food supplies minister Krushna Chandra Patra inaugurated the Kharif paddy procurement season in Nuapada district.
The state aims to procure 100 lakh metric tonnes of paddy, up from 74 lakh metric tonnes last year.
Farmers will receive a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 2,300 per quintal, with MSP dues to be settled within 24-48 hours.
The government plans to add 20 lakh metric tonnes of storage capacity to manage increased paddy procurement.
MLA Yarlagadda Venkat Rao assured farmers in Krishna District that he would address their concerns about strict moisture content norms causing delays in procurement.
- Who
- Krushna Chandra Patra, Odisha's food supplies and consumer welfare minister and Yarlagadda Venkat Rao, MLA from Gannavaram
- What
- Launch of Kharif paddy procurement season and addressing farmers' concerns about moisture content
- When
- Sunday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Nuapada district, Odisha and Veleru village, Krishna District
- Why
- To increase paddy procurement, support farmers with MSP and subsidies, and address issues related to moisture content in paddy
Government
Farmers
Moisture Content Standards
Government
The government has set strict moisture percentage norms for paddy procurement to ensure quality standards.
Farmers
Farmers argue that strict moisture limits cause delays in procurement and request relaxation of these norms.
- Minister
- Krushna Chandra Patra
- Target Procurement
- 100 lakh metric tonnes
- Last Year's Procurement
- 74 lakh metric tonnes
- MSP per Quintal
- Rs 2,300
- Input Subsidy
- Rs 800
- Additional Storage Plan
- 20 lakh metric tonnes
- Location
- Nuapada, Odisha
- MLA
- Yarlagadda Venkat Rao
- MLA's District
- Krishna District
