<span style="color: #222222;">Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala,Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra with purchase of over 316.93LMTs of paddy up to 29.11.2020 against the last year corresponding purchase of 267.22LMT showing an increase of 18.60 % over last year. Out of the total purchase of 316.93 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 202.74 LMT which is 63.97 % of total procurement.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">About 29.53 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 59837.31 Crore.</span><br />