CHANDIGARH, Oct. 31 -- Haryana government on Thursday said that 58 lakh metric tonne (LMT) paddy have been procured from different mandis of the state even as over 53 LMT paddy have already been lifted from the procurement centres in various districts.

A government spokesperson said that during the ongoing kharif procurement season payments worth over Rs.12,327 crore have so far been directly transferred to the bank accounts of farmers in Haryana, ensuring payment of minimum support price (MSP) to them in a transparent manner.

The spokesperson said that the procurement of paddy is going on smoothly in all grain markets of the state.

"So far, paddy has been purchased from 2.87 lakh registered farmers across the state," the spokesperson ...