KalingaTV News Network
As many as 34,285 farmers of the district have registered for selling their paddy this year. The State Government has set a tentative target to procure 2,55,882 tonnes of paddy during the current season.
A total of 51 millers would participate in the kharif paddy procurement process and the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy is `1,550 per quintal for common paddy and `1,590 per quintal for Grade ‘A’ paddy.
Ironically, a special squad, led by District Civil Supply officer, found over 22,000 gunny bags of paddy during raids in five rice mills in Burla and Ainthapali area in the district yesterday.