Paddy procurement to begin from Nov 1: Choubey
   Date :20-Sep-2022

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Staff Reporter
RAIPUR,
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday evening announced that the State government would start paddy procurement from November 1 this year.
Baghel said that the State government started preparations for paddy procurement. The State Government will procure paddy from over 25 lakh farmers of the state. There are over 31 lakh registered rakba for paddy.
Earlier, Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey indicated that the State Government could start paddy procurement from November 1 this year. Preparations are on to start paddy procurement from November 1. Talking to reporters, Choubey said that that the State Government had already given instructions to the officials to start preparations for paddy procurement.
Replying to a query on BJP State President Arun Sao letter to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel for starting paddy procurement from November 1, Agriculture Minister Choubey said, “The BJP’s letter is funny. The BJP wrote the letter to take credit as soon as information regarding preparation was learned by them. The previous BJP Government could never start buying paddy from November 1.”
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel government is the government of farmers. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is a farmer's son and he is sensitive on the issue of farmers, he added. It may be mentioned that BJP State President Arun Sao has written a letter to CM Bhupesh Baghel, requesting him to start paddy procurement from November 1 this year.