Odisha sees 21pc growth in farmers’ registration for kharif paddy procurement

    Bhubaneswar, Sep 22 (PTI) Amid slugfest between the
ruling BJD and the opposition BJP over the passage of the farm
bills in Parliament, Odisha has witnessed a 21 per cent growth
in farmers’ registration for procurement of paddy under the
minimum support price scheme for the 2020-21 kharif season.
    Over 14.97 lakh farmers have registered themselves
through an online system for the upcoming kharif paddy
procurement programme, an official said.
    Last year, around 12.35 lakh farmers had registered
for selling their produce, he said.
    This year, the online registration system was
introduced by the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare
Department in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    A total of 2,854 designated primary agricultural
credit societies (PACs) and large area multi-purpose
cooperative societies (LAMPCS) participated in the programme
from all the 30 districts of Odisha, the official added. PTI
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