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Land details not essential for paddy procurement, paddy with 17pc moisture being procured: Govt

Land details not essential for paddy procurement, paddy with 17pc moisture being procured: Govt

Patna, Nov 30 (UNI) Bihar Food and Consumer Minister Lesi Singh today said that during paddy procurement furnishing of land details were not essential and informed that the paddy with the minimum moisture level of 17 pc was being procured phase-wise since November 1at the rate of Rs 1940 per quintal general paddy and Rs1960 per quintal grade A paddy.
While replying to call the attention of Sudama Prasad of Communist Party of India Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML) Lesi Singh said that the procurement of paddy would be done till February 15 during which a symbolic target of 45 lakh metric tonne procurement has been fixed By the centre.
She said that apart from fixing the rate, the centre has also fixed the maximum moisture level of the paddy up to 17 % for the financial year 2021-22.

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