Procurement hits roadblock as millers refuse to lift, store paddy

The millers in Punjab have been protesting against the storage of approximately 80,000 metric tonnes of paddy at the mills, which is yet to be milled and accepted by the FCI due to space …

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Nov 4, 2024 · Paddy lifting has improved from last week’s 15% to 38%, but remains lower than last year’s 75% by this time. This delay is largely due to rice millers starting the lifting process …

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Why are Millers protesting against storage of 80,000 metric tonnes of paddy?

(Sameer Sehgal/HT) The millers in Punjab have been protesting against the storage of approximately 80,000 metric tonnes of paddy at the mills, which is yet to be milled and accepted by the FCI due to space constraints, besides concern about out turn ratio (OTR) of hybrid varieties. ...

Why has the paddy procurement process slowed down in Punjab?

(Express Photo) The paddy procurement process in Punjab has been marred by significant delays and mismanagement this year. Despite favourable weather conditions, the pace of harvesting has slowed down due to almost 90% of the procured crop being stuck in mandis, and private rice millers refusing to store government paddy. ...

Did procurement agencies use police to get Paddy stored on mill premises?

Punjab Rice Millers Association president Tarsem Saini alleged that procurement agencies used police force to get the paddy stored on mill premises in Kapurthala and Rupnagar districts despite protests by the mill owners. ...

Why are Millers reluctant to lift & store paddy during KMS 2024-25?

Under these circumstances, millers of Punjab are reluctant to lift and store paddy, which will be coming to the mandis during KMS 2024-25, Mann said. Mann asked the Union government to compensate millers in case the milling goes beyond March 31 on account of shortage of space with the FCI. ...

Why are Millers refusing to sign contracts for paddy milling & storage?

But now, the millers are up in arms again and have refused to sign contracts for milling and storage of the paddy raising concern over the rice yield of PR126 variety of paddy which they allege will not meet the Food Corporation of India’s procurement norms leading to huge losses to millers. ...

How a registered rice miller lift paddy stocks from PCCs?

Registered rice millers lift the paddy stocks from the paddy purchase centres (PCCs) for custom milling purpose. The millers’ body said the operational guidelines issued by the state government for KMS 2023-24 stated that two new and as many old gunny bags are to be used for packing paddy required for one quintal of rice. ...