What is the current status of rice and wheat procurement by the Government of India
Understand the current procurement status of wheat and rice by the Government of India according to recent reports.
- The government has set a target of procuring 49 million tonnes of wheat and 44 million tonnes of rice for the 2021-22 marketing year.
- As of May 27, 2021, the government has procured over 39 million tonnes of wheat, which is higher than the previous year's procurement of 38.59 million tonnes during the same period.
- The government has procured over 13 million tonnes of rice, which is slightly lower than the previous year's procurement of 13.61 million tonnes during the same period.
- The procurement process has been efficient, with states like Punjab and Haryana leading the way in wheat procurement, and Telangana and Chhattisgarh leading in rice procurement.
- The government has been proactive in ensuring that farmers receive minimum support prices for their produce and has also introduced changes to the procurement system to make it more efficient and accessible to farmers.
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