ROHTAK, Oct. 29 -- Slow lifting of paddy from grain markets has delayed payments to farmers in Haryana during the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2026-27, even as official data shows substantial progress in arrivals and procurement.

According to the latest data by Wednesday, total arrivals and gate pass stood at 41.3 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) involving 5,46,990 farmers and of this, 36.4 LMT had been auctioned (auction rate 88.2%). But only 27.7 LMT of the purchased paddy has been lifted till the date.

According to the reports, the government has cleared the minimum support price (MSP) payments totalling Rs.6,389.6 crore and the payment of around 8 LMT of procured paddy was on hold due to slow lifting.

According to the figures, out...