Raipur
Despite the Chhattisgarh government procuring 54,65,420 MT of paddy through the Kharif season on help price tag from 13,92,458 farmers in the state till Monday, possibilities are it will miss the deadline. Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee president Mohan Markam accused the state BJP of interrupting paddy procurement at minimum help price tag by misleading the Centre.
Addressing the media at Rajiv Bhavan, Raipur on Monday, the Congress state president stated the Union Food Minister has sought information of the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay scheme. As the state BJP leader misinformed the Centre, they really feel it is a scheme to provide bonus to the farmers. However, the state government has currently clarified it is a monetary help not a bonus on paddy.
Paddy procurement is accomplished per quintal but scheme help quantity is primarily based on Rs10,000 per acre per farmer. In addition, the very same help is provided to sugarcane and maize growers also. It is equivalent to the central government scheme to farmers of Rs6,000 a year.
Opposing the statement of BJP common secretary and Chhattisgarh in-charge D Purandeswari on Sunday, Markam stated the Centre has not paid any advance of Rs9,000 crore or any help. The state carries out procurement by way of MarkFed by taking loans from monetary institutions, the interest of which is paid. In the existing fiscal year Rs16,000 crore worth of loan will be taken, of which Rs9,500 crore from the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).