In Chhattisgarh, paddy procurement on support price is now in its final stage. Paddy procurement in the state has broken all previous records this year. AIR correspondent reports that Paddy procurement on minimum support price is going on in Chhattisgarh these days. So far, about ninety lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been purchased at the minimum support price.<br />”<br />”More than 20 lakh farmers in the state have sold their paddy at the support price. An MSP of about 15 thousand crore rupees have been paid online to farmers so far. The paddy procurement has broken all the records in the state this year. Last year, about 84 lakh metric tonnes of paddy was purchased in Chhattisgarh.<br />”<br />”<span style="color: #222222;">In comparison to last year, this year about six lakh metric tonnes more paddy has been purchased in the state so far. Paddy procurement on support price has started in the state from December 1, which will continue till 31st of January.</span><br />