Preparations for paddy procurement at the support price for the kharif marketing year 2026-27 have gathered pace in Chhattisgarh. A token system is being introduced at procurement centres to make it easier for farmers to sell paddy. This time, farmers will be issued tokens on the basis of the area of their registered agricultural land. Paddy procurement in the state will begin on November 15 and continue until January 15, 2027.
This year, farmers will get tokens based on land area.
Under the new system, farmers with up to two acres of land will be able to get a maximum of one token, those holding more than two acres and up to 10 acres will get two tokens, and farmers with more than 10 acres will be able to get a maximum of three tokens. Tokens will be issued to farmers from November 10. For this, the facility to apply from home through the ‘Tunhar Token’ mobile app will be available.
Of each procurement centre’s fixed daily capacity, 70 percent will be reserved for online tokens and the remaining 30 percent will be issued through the concerned cooperative society. In online tokens, 80 percent of the share has been earmarked for small and marginal farmers and 20 percent for large farmers.
This year, paddy procurement is planned at a total of 3,100 procurement centres in the state. A maximum of 21 quintals of paddy will be purchased per acre. The government’s objective is to streamline the token process, reduce crowding at centres and provide farmers the facility to sell their produce on time.
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