Chhattisgarh CM set up a committee under agriculture minister Ravindra Choubey to ensure the payment of Rs 2500 per quintal to farmers against procurement of paddy on minimum support price. The committee will examine the schemes of central and state governments for provisions of financial aids for farmers and after detailed discussion-deliberation on all the aspects and submit recommendation within a month.
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The minimum support price for paddy will be given to farmers as per rate fixed by the Centre—Rs 1815 per quintal for common grade paddy and Rs 1835 per quintal for Grade A paddy—while a new scheme will be initiated in order to pay the farmers the difference amount to make it Rs 2500 per quintal.