Bihar government increased the limit of paddy to be procured from the ryots, the land owing farmers from the existing 200 quintals to 250 quintals per farmer and for non ryots from the existing 75 quintals to 100 quintals. The government has also decided that the farmers registered at the website of the agriculture department should be automatically deemed as eligible by Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) at the minimum support price (MSP) rates.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The revised paddy procurement target for the current season has been fixed to 45 lakh metric tonnes. This year, the MSP for the ordinary or general grade paddy is Rupees 1,868 per quintal and that of A- grade paddy rupees 1,888 per quintal. The quality or the grade of paddy is based on its moisture content.</span><br />