Chandigarh, October 17: During the Kharif procurement season 2025–26, an amount of Rs 5,932.47 crore has been directly transferred to the bank accounts of farmers in Haryana. In this way, the government has ensured payment to farmers at the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
A spokesperson of the Department of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs, Haryana, said keeping in view the interests of farmers, the procurement of paddy is being carried out smoothly in all grain mandis across the districts.
He stated that HAFED, the Warehousing Corporation, and the Food and Supplies Department are actively involved in paddy procurement. Directions have been issued to the concerned departments to ensure that farmers do not face any inconvenience while selling their produce.
Paddy is being procured from farmers registered on the ‘Meri Fasal Mera Byora’ portal. So far, paddy has been purchased from 2,02,812 registered farmers in the state.
Providing further details, the spokesperson said that a total of 38.92 lakh metric tonnes of paddy have arrived in mandis across the state so far. Out of this, 27.11 lakh metric tonnes have been lifted, and 35.34 lakh metric tonnes have already been procured.
It is noteworthy that paddy procurement in the state is carried out at the Minimum Support Price fixed by the Government of India, and payment for the same is directly transferred to the bank accounts of farmers.
The government has repeatedly appealed to farmers to bring their produce to mandis only after properly drying it, as per the parameters fixed by the Government of India (such as a maximum moisture content of 17%).
All procurement agencies in the state have made adequate arrangements for smooth paddy purchase, and the pace of lifting from mandis has also been accelerated. The Minimum Support Price for paddy, as notified by the Government of India, is Rs 2,389 per quintal, and there has been no deduction from this rate.
The spokesperson further informed that directions have been issued to ensure proper arrangements for electricity, clean drinking water, toilets, and other basic amenities in mandis. Farmers have been requested to bring their paddy after adequate drying so that they receive timely and fair payment for their produce.
District administrations have been instructed to regularly inspect grain mandis to ensure that farmers do not face any difficulty in selling their crops.
In addition, cleaning of paddy brought to mandis and procurement centres is being carried out by commission agents (Arhtiyas) at their own level. The state government also bears the charges for various mandi labour activities such as filling, weighing, stitching, and loading.
