SAD smells a rat in 4.7 LMT paddy arrival in Punjab markets on Diwali
Sukhbir Singh Badal demanded a CBI probe into sudden influx of paddy in the state.
Sukhbir Singh Badal demanded a CBI probe into sudden influx of paddy in the state.
The minister said 17 districts of the state have transferred more than 100 per cent payment of the due MSP
The period when the stubble burning takes place is mainly between September 15 to November 30. Hence, during this period, the concerned authorities are required to be vigilant in identifying the violators
The Delta farmers of Tamil Nadu, including those from the rice bowl of Thanjavaur, are preferring short-term and midterm Samba…
The state government has increased the minimum support price (MSP) of common paddy from Rs 2,040 to Rs 2,183 per quintal. In addition to this, an additional Rs 20 per quintal will be given above this MSP if a farmer sells the paddy in the centralised procurement centres (CPCs), district procurement centres (DPCS) and mobile CPCs.
Rice is the staple crop of Kashmir where several varieties of paddy are produced. The aromatic mushk budji is the native variety of rice in Kashmir.
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Paddy procurement for Kharif marketing season 2022-23 (October-September) is progressing smoothly in 13 States/Union Territories -- Punjab, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, J-K, Kerala, Telangana, Haryana, and Tamil Nadu with purchase of over 231 lakh tonne.
Development Minister Gopal Rai said free bio-decomposer will be sprayed by the government in all the Basmati and non-Basmati paddy fields inside Delhi.
This step would be instrumental in saving nearly about 15 to 20 per cent water as compared to the conventional puddling (kaddu) method during the life cycle of crops, an official spokesperson said.