A press communiqu said the process started with a rice miller of Raigarh depositing 290 quintals at a godown there on Monday.
Paddy procurement in the state started on December 1 and the lifting of paddy by rice millers and its milling process have now been stepped up, the communiqu said.
Meanwhile, the rice millers in the state announced a support price of Rs 120 for milling per quintal of rice. The has also facilitated the auto registration of the rice millers.
Chhattisgarh has set a target of depositing 61.65 lakh tonnes of rice under Central pool, it said.