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New Delhi : Current Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2021-22 has concluded in most of wheat procuring States and till now (up to July 12, 2021) 433.32 LMT of Wheat has been procured, which is an all time high as it has exceeded previous high 389.92 LMT of RMS 2020-21 against the last year corresponding purchase of 387.53 LMT. About 49.16 lakh farmers have already benefitted from the ongoing RMS procurement operations with MSP value of Rs. 85,581.02 crore.
Paddy procurement in the ongoing season Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States with purchase of 867.06 LMTs of paddy including Kharif Crop 707.59 LMT and Rabi Crop 159.47 LMT up to July 12, 2021 against the last year corresponding purchase of 758.54 LMT, according to a PIB release.
About 127.91 Lakh farmers have already benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs 1,63,700.91 crore. Paddy procurement has also reached at all time high surpassing previous high of 773.45 LMT in KMS 2019-20.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 108.42 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 and Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2021 and Summer season 2021 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme (PSS).
The sanction for procurement of 1.74 LMT of Copra (the perennial crop) for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs, approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds, and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Up to July 12, 2021, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 10,07,334.82 MT** of Moong, Urad,Tur, Gram, Masoor, Groundnut Pods, Sunflower seed Mustard Seed and Soyabean having MSP value of Rs 5,359.23 Crore benefitting 6,17,524 farmers in Tamil Nadu,Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana, Odisha, and Rajasthan under Kharif 2020-21 and Rabi 2021 and Summer 2021(**Includes 22,089 MT of summer moong procurement of which is in progress at MSP in Madhya Pradesh under Price Stabilisation Fund Scheme).
Similarly, 5,089 MT of copra (the perennial crop) having MSP value of Rs 52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3,961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu during the crops season 2020-21. For the season 2021-22, sanction for procurement of 51,000 MT of Copra from Tamilnadu has been given against which procurement will be started from the date as decided by the State Government.