Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that this time again the hard work of the farmers of Madhya Pradesh will be fruitful and the State will again top the country in the procurement of wheat. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that the State Government is providing every possible help to our Annadata farmers. In Rabi Marketing Season 2021-22, adequate arrangements have been made to purchase the crop of farmers at the support price, so that farmers do not have to face difficulty in selling their produce.
For the convenience of farmers, arrangements for registration on e-procurement portal have been made this time too. So far, over 21 lakh farmers have registered on the portal. The registration work is being done at 3518 centres of the state. Besides, registration facilities have also been provided to the farmers at Girdawari Kisan App, Common Service Centre and Kiosk Centres. Efforts have also been made in procurement systems so that no farmer should be deprived of registration.
Chouhan said that this year also the work of procurement of wheat will be done at 4500 procurement centres of the state. Self-help groups, FPUs and FPCs have also been included in the procurement work. He said that along with purchase of wheat at support price, adequate arrangements are being made for its storage and transportation. Wheat procurement work will begin at the procurement centres from the month of March. For this, it has been decided that wheat procurement will be started from March 22 in Indore and Ujjain and from April 1 in the remaining other districts. About 1.25 crore metric tonnes of wheat and 20 lakh metric tonnes of pulses and oilseeds are estimated to be procured this year. Arrangements for quick transportation and storage of procured produce are also being made.
Chouhan said that the hard work of farmers was at the core of the record procurement of one crore 29 lakh metric tonnes of wheat on support price in the Rabi marketing year 2020-21 in Madhya Pradesh. The farmers of Madhya Pradesh brought glory to the state, which was widely hailed. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that the perfect arrangements made by the government also played the role of a catalyst in the record purchase on the support price in the history of the state during the Corona period.
Chouhan said that agriculture sector plays an important role in the creation of Atmanirbhar Madhya Pradesh. For self-reliance in agriculture, many innovations have been made in the interest of the farmers of the state to make agriculture a profitable business and double the income of farmers.
