Tripura to procure 20,000 MT paddy from local farmers

Agartala, May 26 (PTI): The Tripura government has decided to provide financial assistance of INR 1,000 to seven lakh needy families and procure 20,000 MT paddy from local farmers at a minimum support price of INR 18.68 per kg, senior minister Ratanlal Nath said.

The minister said the decision would boost the income of farmers and support the poor during the pandemic.

"The financial assistance will be given to the beneficiaries through the direct benefit transfer mechanism, and it will incur a total expenditure of INR 70 crore," he said.

After coming to power in 2018, the BJP-IPFT government has procured about 60,000 MT paddy from the farmers through the FCI, Nath said.