More than 56.62 LMT paddy procured under Kharif Marketing Season

New Delhi, Oct 18 (UNI) The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Monday
said that more than 56.62 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of paddy has been procured in Kharif Marketing
Season (KMS) 2021-22 up to October 17.
”The procurement took place in states and Union Territories (UTs) of Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand,” the Ministry said in a statement.
The Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 at MSP commenced recently and has benefitted 371919 farmers with MSP value of Rs 11,099.25 crore, the statement added.