The GoM held its first meeting today, June 25, in Chandigarh. It comprised Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian as Chairman, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak, Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, and Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced that the Government of Assam's paddy procurement during the ongoing Kharif season has crossed 4 lakh metric tons.
YSRCP leader Lakshmi Parvathi accused Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu-led government in Andhra Pradesh of "cheating" farmers, claiming that large quantities of paddy are still awaiting procurement.
Congress MP Amar Singh on Monday morning moved a calling attention notice to raise the issue of paddy procurement and the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The winter session of Parliament is set to resume proceedings today after witnessing constant adjournments in the first week.
India consumes about 105-110 million tonne of rice annually, of which about 4 million tonne is Basmati. The country exports about 5 million tonne Basmati, worth around USD 40,000-50,000 crore.
Krishnakumar said, "Definitely we will win this election from Palakkad. We are expecting more than 10,000 votes. We are projecting developmental issues. Voters are interested in discussing development issues. The other two fronts are discussing about the controversies. It is more than decade
Odisha Deputy CM and agriculture Minister KV Singh Deo confirmed on Monday that the farmers will get an extra Rs 800 on December 8 as part of the input subsidy distribution.
A Punjab Police team was attacked on Monday by members of a farmers' union in Raike Kalan village, Bathinda, during the ongoing paddy procurement process.
The paddy procurement is in full swing in the Punjab and Haryana which are known as the Food Bowl of India. According to the official estimate, like every year 185 LMT and 60 LMT of paddy are estimated to be procured from these two states respectively during Kharif Marketing Season (KMS)