Government has procured Fair Average Quality (FAQ) of notified crops at Minimum Support Price (MSP) from the farmers during Kharif Marketing Season 2020. The details of the crops procured at Minimum Support Price (MSP) during the Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 along with quantity are as under :-
|
Commodity |
Quantity Procured (in MTs) |
MSP Value (Rs. in crore) |
|
Paddy |
        7,07,59,000.00 |
                 1,33,592.99 |
|
Groundnut |
             2,84,030.22 |
                      1,498.26 |
|
Soyabean |
                         3.69 |
                             0.01 |
|
Moong |
                13,730.20 |
                           98.80 |
|
Tur |
                11,004.46 |
                           66.03 |
|
Urad |
                     137.16 |
                             0.82 |
|
Jowar |
             1,28,088.00 |
                         338.15 |
|
Bajra |
             3,61,871.00 |
                         778.02 |
|
Maize |
             1,98,829.00 |
                         367.73 |
|
Ragi |
             4,74,098.00 |
                      1,562.15 |
|
Cotton |
           48,24,200.00 |
                    26,719.51 |
|
Jute |
713.50 |
2.99 |
|
Total |
77055705.23 |
165025.46 |
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha.
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