During the ongoing Kharif procurement season 2025–26, the Haryana Government has so far directly transferred Rs. 1,945.99 crore to the bank accounts of farmers, ensuring timely payment of the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Chandigarh, October 9– During the ongoing Kharif procurement season 2025–26, the Haryana Government has so far Direct transfer Rs. 1,945.99 crore to the bank accounts of farmers, ensuring timely payment of the Minimum Support Price (MSP).
Paddy procurement is being carried out from farmers registered on the ‘Meri Fasal Mera Byora’ portal. So far, paddy has been purchased from 113083 such registered farmers across the state.
Sharing information in this regard a spokesperson of the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, said that a total of 1807936.07 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the mandis across the state.
Direct transfer : 976370.73 lakh metric tonnes of paddy have already been lifted
Furthermore, the spokesperson informed that, so far, a total of 9,76,370.73 lakh metric tonnes of paddy have already been lifted from various district mandis. In addition, the procurement of 15,73,715.26 lakh metric tonnes has also been successfully completed, reflecting steady progress in the ongoing procurement operations In Haryana, the Department of Food and Civil Supplies, HAFED, and the Haryana State Warehousing Corporation are undertaking paddy procurement.
The spokesperson said that under the procurement process, payment for the procured paddy is directly transferred to farmers’ bank accounts. This is done as per the MSP fixed by the Government of India. Farmers receive repeated advice to bring well-dried paddy to the mandis. They must adhere to the prescribed moisture content limit of 17 percent set by the Government of India.
The state’s procurement agencies have made adequate arrangements for smooth paddy purchase. They have intensified efforts to ensure speedy lifting of the crop. The MSP for paddy fixed by the Government of India at Rs.2,389 per quintal remains unchanged.
Moreover, the Arhatiyas are actively cleaning the paddy brought by farmers to mandis and procurement centers at their own level. In addition to this, the state government is also bearing the cost of mandi labour charges, which further includes activities such as filling, weighing, stitching, and loading
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