Jashpurnagar . Under the leadership of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, preparations have been started to purchase paddy from farmers from November 15. There is a lot of enthusiasm among the farmers of the district regarding the purchase of paddy at the support price. As farmers have been given the facility of getting tokens sitting at home, on the very first day of token issuance, on November 10, 7 farmers have obtained tokens to sell paddy on November 15, 2026, through the Tunhar Token App. These farmers have booked tokens for selling a total of 51.20 metric tonnes of paddy in 3 procurement centers of the district.

Under the guidance of Collector Rohit Vyas, preparations are underway for procurement at 49 paddy procurement centers in the district for the Kharif marketing year 2026-27. Necessary arrangements are being made to begin paddy procurement at all centers from November 15, 2026. The Collector has instructed the concerned officials to pay special attention to the convenience of farmers and ensure that no problems arise during the sale of paddy.

53,378 farmers registered

This year a total of 53,378 farmers of the district have registered to sell paddy at the support price, whereas last year this number was 50,904. In this way, 2,474 new farmers have registered as compared to last year. The total paddy area of ​​the registered farmers is approximately 91,515.12 hectares. 3 new procurement centres- With the aim of providing more convenience to the farmers in selling paddy, 3 new paddy procurement centres have been established in the district this year. These include Kudmura, Korangmal, Champa. With the opening of the new centres, farmers will get more options to sell paddy and they will also have convenience in transportation.