As Assam is looking at surplus production of about 10 lakh MT of paddy, the Assam State Kishan Sabha (ASKS) has called for a statewide protest on December 30 to mount pressure on the State Government and the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to procure more paddy from the farmers in the State to prevent distress selling.
Assam Agriculture Minister Nilamani Sen Deka told The Hindu that paddy production for the current year was poised to touch a record 55 lakh MT mark, due to surplus production. He said about 70 procurement centres had been set up by the Assam State Agricultural Marketing Board and the FCI to procure more paddy as compared to the previous years. The State government has fixed Minimum Support Price of Rs. 1,250 a quintal for coarse varieties and Rs. 1,280 a quintal for fine varieties.
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