With the paddy harvest season set to begin shortly, the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC) is planning to procure more than 20 lakh tonnes of the crop this time.
As of now, in the current procurement year (2023-24), about 1.09 lakh tonnes were procured from nearly 17,560 farmers, R. Sakkarapani, Food and Civil Supplies Minister, posted on X (formerly Twitter) a few days ago. Around ₹172.5 crore was paid through bank accounts to the farmers. The TNCSC has planned to open as many as 3,000 direct purchase centres (DPCs) in a phased manner. If required, it will start more, an official said.
