Paddy season in final stage, 6.5 LMT crop procured in Kapurthala

The ongoing paddy procurement in Kapurthala district has reached its final stage, with 6,58,510.12 metric tonne of paddy procured till yesterday, according to data collected from mandis across the district. The target is 8,20,017 metric tonne.

Deputy Commissioner, Kapurthala, Amit Kumar Panchal today stated that the procurement has been smooth during the season.

He said PUNGRAIN had taken the lead, purchasing 2,42,749.03 MT of the total paddy procured. Similarly, 1,86,088.25 MT of paddy was procured by Markfed, 1,62,022.71 MT by PUNSUP, 67,131.43 MT by the Punjab State Warehouse Corporation and 518.70 MT by private traders.

The DC said timely procurement of the crop brought by farmers to the mandis was ensured and payments for their purchased crops were made within the stipulated time. He stated that ₹1,558.05 crore had been transferred to farmers' accounts within 48 hours.