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As of Tuesday, the state has already procured 76 lakh MT from 8.76 lakh registered farmers, in response to the Minister for City Growth.
The procurement course of, which incorporates weighing solely from registered farmers, will proceed for an extra 5 days.
The state commenced its wheat procurement drive on March 15, providing a worth of Rs 2,600 per quintal throughout its 4,000 designated procurement centres.
“Final yr, we procured 40 lakh metric tonnes of wheat from 5.85 lakh farmers in Madhya Pradesh,” the minister acknowledged.
He additional famous that up to date figures had been anticipated quickly, with procurement already reaching 81 lakh MT as of Tuesday.
The federal government now anticipates reaching a complete of 85 lakh MT on this season’s yield.
Moreover, the minister introduced that Rs 16,472 crore has been disbursed to farmers to this point in cost for his or her produce.
To streamline operations, the state authorities registered farmers by way of SMS notifications and supplied the choice to enroll from dwelling via a devoted internet or cellular utility.
Farmers may additionally register at facility centres situated inside Gram Panchayats, Janpad Panchayats, and Tehsil workplaces.
If the anticipated quantity is totally realised in mandis, farmers in Madhya Pradesh stand to obtain a complete assist worth of Rs 19,400 crore, together with an extra bonus of Rs 1,400 crore.
The Central Authorities has additionally revised the Minimal Help Value (MSP) for wheat, rising it by Rs 150 per quintal for the Rabi advertising and marketing season of 2025-26, bringing it to Rs 2,425 per quintal.
Nonetheless, Madhya Pradesh will provide an elevated procurement worth of Rs 2,600 per quintal, which incorporates an extra monetary help of Rs 175 per quintal.
Madhya Pradesh grows some low-irrigated high-yield varieties like Sharbati and Durum within the low rain fed space of Malwa plateau in districts of Sehore, Ujjain, Narmadapuram (erstwhile Hoshangabad), Harda, Raisen and Dewas.
Amongst all these varieties, Sharbati is probably the most most well-liked selection because it incorporates excessive protein.
