Jharkhand governments department offood,public distribution and consumer affairsaims to procure approximately 8 lakh metric tonpaddyfrom the states farmers this year. In 2020, the state had procured a little over 6 lakh metric ton paddy during the Kharif season.
In October this year, the state cabinet approved a proposal of the department to cap the maximum procurement from one farmer at 200 quintals. This was done to ensure that greater numbers of small and marginal farmers are brought under the ambit of the paddy procurement scheme. The state procures paddy from a farmer at Rs 2,050 per quintal. More than 1.03 lakh farmers are expected to turn up at the paddy procurement centres this year.