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UP to purchase 70 lakh MT of paddy in 2021-22

Lucknow, Sep 24 (UNI) In an attempt to make the paddy procurement more ‘farmer centric’ by maximising profits, the Uttar Pradesh government has set a target to purchase a maximum of 50 quintals of paddy on four days of the week (Monday to Thursday) in the current Kharif marketing season (October 2021-March 2022).

Ensuring that every farmer gets a fair price for his produce, the state government, on the remaining two days (Friday and Saturday) has also targeted to purchase more than 50 quintals of paddy, officials here on Friday said.
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