Summary:
STAFF REPORTERGUWAHATI: The Assam Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd (AFCSCL) has so far procured 10,000 metric tons (MT) of paddy directly from farmers in the State. The AFCSCL has been procuring paddy from five procurement centres on Nagaon, Morigaon and Darrang districts. Money against total procurement of paddy from different farmers will be transferred to their bank accounts to maintain transparency. The AFCSCL will procure a total of 25,000 metric tons (MT) of paddy from farmers by spending Rs 51 crore. Besides AFCSCL other central and state agencies will procure 3.62 lakh MT of paddy from farmers from 109 procurement centres across the State..