Government buys 5.73 lakh tons of paddy at minimum support price in last 8 days

"As on September 3, cumulative procurement of paddy in the 2020-21 kharif marketing season is 5,73,339 tonne," the Food Ministry said in a statement. Paddy worth Rs 1,082.46 crore has been purchased at MSP from 41,084 farmers so far, it said.

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