Bengal CM promises Rs 200 extra per quintal for paddy, targets jobs & migrant workers

Midnapore, Oct 25 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday promised an additional Rs 200 per quintal for paddy farmers over and above the minimum support price (MSP), projecting higher agricultural production and employment generation as priorities for his government. Speaking to reporters on the occasion of Kojagari Lakshmi Puja at Ramnagar in East Midnapore, Adhikari said the state expected a substantial increase in paddy and other agricultural output this year, despite flooding in some pockets of Malda and West Midnapore. "We will procure the produce at the appropriate price. The West Bengal government will provide an additional…