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Govt agencies have procured hardly 11 per cent of targeted procurement of paddy since November 15 last year
Small and marginal farmers in Bihar are unhappy and worried by the state government’s poor procurement of paddy.
The slow speed of paddy procurement that started in Bihar on November 15, 2019, has forced farmers to sell their crop to traders and agents of rice mills, according to reports from districts.
The government’s own data reflects this. Agencies have procured 350,518 metric tonnes of paddy in the 80 days since procurement began, against the target of 30 lakh metric tonnes.
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