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MSP payment of Rs 1.59 lakh crore given so far to rice farmers in current kharif marketing season
(15:16, 26 May 2023)
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution stated in a latest update that during the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2022-23, (upto 22.05.2023), the production of rice is 1308.37 LMTs (as per second advance estimate), procurement estimate of rice is 626.06 LMTs and quantity of rice procured is 520.63 LMTs. In KMS 2022-23 (upto 22.05.2023), this has led to MSP payment of Rs.159,659.59 Crores and benefited 1,12,96,159 farmers.

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