Farmers in Chhatisgarh will see at least a 46% jump in overall paddy selling price
Accordingly three thousand, three thousand one hundred, three thousand two hundred no, these are not sale callouts in an auction but proposed prices for paddy in the state of Chhatisgarh Over the past ten days, farmers in the state have seen and heard about three different paddy prices, every time with an increase of Rs 100, exactly the way prices are called in an auction. The paddy belt of chhattisgarh, which includes central, southern, south-western, and eastern districts, has been a focal point for both the congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. On october 28, senior congress leader rahul gandhi first announced the proposed hike in paddy procurement price per quintal. The current price is Rs 2,640 per quintal, while gandhi promised to increase it to Rs 3,000 if his party retains power in this month’s election. Five days later, union home minister amit shah released the BJP’s manifesto in raipur and announced that the government would procure paddy at Rs 3,100 per quintal.
Despite the announcement of several cash schemes in election rallies by senior leaders like rahul and priyanka gandhi as well as chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, the congress was waiting for the BJP’s manifesto to be released. And, two days after that happened, Baghel released his party’s manifesto and revised the paddy price further, raising it to Rs 3,200 per quintal. The Centre’s paddy procurement price or minimum support price (MSP) stands at Rs 2,183 per quintal for the crop year 2023-24. With elections approaching, farmers in chhattisgarh would get at least Rs 900 to Rs 1,000 extra as a state bonus, depending on which party comes to power.
The paddy procurement price has been the highest in chhattisgarh among states. With the promised hikes, farmers in the state will see at least a 46% jump in overall paddy selling price. In the meantime, the bjp after protesting against political rivals’ cash benefit schemes and related programmes, calling those “revdis” or “freebies”, has finally embarked on paddy politics for the sake of the chhattisgarh elections. According to the BJP’s manifesto, a Krishi Unnati Scheme will be launched, under which 21 quintals per acre of paddy will be procured from farmers at Rs 3,100 per quintal.
Despite the announcement of several cash schemes in election rallies by senior leaders like rahul and priyanka gandhi as well as chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, the congress was waiting for the BJP’s manifesto to be released. And, two days after that happened, Baghel released his party’s manifesto and revised the paddy price further, raising it to Rs 3,200 per quintal. The Centre’s paddy procurement price or minimum support price (MSP) stands at Rs 2,183 per quintal for the crop year 2023-24. With elections approaching, farmers in chhattisgarh would get at least Rs 900 to Rs 1,000 extra as a state bonus, depending on which party comes to power.
The paddy procurement price has been the highest in chhattisgarh among states. With the promised hikes, farmers in the state will see at least a 46% jump in overall paddy selling price. In the meantime, the bjp after protesting against political rivals’ cash benefit schemes and related programmes, calling those “revdis” or “freebies”, has finally embarked on paddy politics for the sake of the chhattisgarh elections. According to the BJP’s manifesto, a Krishi Unnati Scheme will be launched, under which 21 quintals per acre of paddy will be procured from farmers at Rs 3,100 per quintal.