Kumar Bahukhandi
Loose paddy and filled sacks lie beside a tractor. Chhattisgarh will begin paddy procurement for the 2026–27 kharif marketing season on 15 November. (Representational image)
The state will purchase up to 21 quintals per acre at ₹3,100 per quintal. More than 27.5 lakh farmers are expected to sell paddy through 3,100 procurement centres.
Raipur: Chhattisgarh will begin paddy procurement for the 2026–27 kharif marketing season on Sunday, 15 November 2026, coinciding with Janjatiya Gaurav Divas. The state government, led by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, has completed preparations to procure paddy from more than 27.5 lakh farmers at ₹3,100 per quintal, with a purchase limit of 21 quintals per acre.
New centres to bring procurement closer to farmers
The state will open 360 new procurement centres this season, taking the total to 3,100. The additional centres are intended to shorten farmers’ journeys and ease congestion at existing facilities.
The government has arranged gunny bags, electronic weighing machines, equipment for checking paddy quality, and facilities for safe storage and transport. Procurement centres will also provide drinking water, seating and shade for farmers.
Sai has directed officials to monitor operations regularly and resolve farmers’ complaints promptly. The departments involved are coordinating preparations under the guidance of Agriculture Minister Ramvichar Netam, with Agriculture Production Commissioner Siddharth Komal Singh Pardeshi overseeing administrative coordination. Officials have also been asked to ensure that purchased paddy is moved out of the centres on time.
No fresh registration for eligible returning farmers
Farmers who registered last season and have an AgriStack ID can sell their paddy this season without registering again. The government has also removed the requirement to bring a loan passbook to the cooperative society at the time of sale.
The state will use the digital crop survey to determine cultivated acreage online and biometric verification during procurement. These measures are intended to make the purchase process more transparent.
Farmers received about ₹1.50 lakh crore over three seasons
The state procured 144.92 lakh metric tonnes of paddy in 2023–24, 149.25 lakh metric tonnes in 2024–25 and about 142 lakh metric tonnes in 2025–26. Payments to farmers across the three marketing seasons totalled approximately ₹1.50 lakh crore.
Under the Krishak Unnati Yojana, the government provided ₹35,904.90 crore in assistance to about 25.52 lakh farmers over the 2023 to 2025 kharif seasons. It has also raised the crop diversification incentive from ₹11,000 to ₹15,000 per acre for farmers who grow eligible alternative crops in place of paddy.
