The State government has paid ₹1,854 crore to farmers for paddy procurement during the 2022-23 season, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies G.R. Anil, has said.
The payment of the remaining ₹216 crore was progressing and would soon be in the bank accounts of the farmers, he added.
The Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) had procured 7,31,184 tonnes of paddy from 2,50,373 farmers. Of this, 2.30 lakh farmers received full payment. This included all farmers who were owed ₹50,000 or less, he said.
