Bhubaneswar, Nov. 9 -- In a major relief to farmers, the Odisha Cabinet on Monday approved a farmer-centric and technology-driven Food and Paddy Procurement Policy for the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2026-27.
The policy will ensure transparent procurement, timely payment of Minimum Support Price (MSP) and efficient management of the state's paddy procurement system and provide every eligible farmer with a fair opportunity to sell their marketable surplus paddy at the MSP, while ensuring prompt payment through a digital, transparent and accountable procurement mechanism.
The Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, has fixed a procurement target of 53 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of rice, equivalent to approximately 78 lakh met...