Lucknow, Oct. 9 -- Under the Kharif marketing year 2026-27, paddy procurement will begin in Western Uttar Pradesh from October 12, while in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, it will begin from November 1.
Paddy procurement will continue until February 15 in Western Uttar Pradesh and February 28 in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, 2027.
The Central Government has also increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy this year. The MSP for common paddy has been fixed at Rs 2,441 per quintal and for Grade A paddy at Rs 2,461 per quintal.
UP Food and Supply Minister Manoj Kumar Pandey stated here on Friday that Uttar Pradesh had also achieved the highest procurement of 6.2 million metric tonnes of paddy last time. This time, the number has been further increa...