<span style="color: #222222;">In Bihar, the last date for procurement of paddy has been extended from January 31 to February 21. The decision was taken at a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He said farmers had requested to extend the last date for procurement.<br />'' <br />'' The state government has set a target to buy 45 lakh metric tonnes of paddy from farmers.<br />''<br />''Till date, 21 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been procured. Three thousand one hundred 37 crore rupees have been paid to farmers for procurement of paddy.</span>