In Bihar, neither Land Possession Certificate (LPC) nor receipt is required for paddy procurement in the state. Farmers have to put only particulars of land on web site and they will be automatically registered to sell paddy. The farmers who are not owners of the land do not need to submit an affidavit.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that these steps have been taken for maximum paddy procurement from the farmers. The paddy procurement target for the current season has been fixed to 45 lakh metric tonnes. 2.25 lakh metric paddy has already been procured. </span><br />