Published : The New Indian Express
/07-Oct-2016
The State Government has fixed procurement target of 30 lakh tonnes of rice for 2016-17 kharif marketing season (KMS).A proposal to this effect was approved by the Cabinet in its meeting at the Secretariat minimum support price of common variety of paddy has been fixed at `1,470 per quintal while the MSP for Grade A variety will be `1,510 per quintal.