TNPSC Thervupettagam

40-lakh-tonne mark in paddy procurement

June 18 , 2023 527 days 463 0
  • Tamil Nadu has scored a hat-trick in exceeding the 40-lakh-tonne mark in paddy procurement.
  • As on, June 15, 2023, the quantity procured was a little more than 40 lakh tonnes.
  • Until about five years ago, 23.87 lakh tonnes, procured during 2011-12, was considered the all-time high.
  • But it was broken in 2019-20 when 32.4 lakh tonnes were procured.
  • This was followed by 44.9 lakh tonnes procurement in 2020-21 and about 43.3 lakh tonnes in 2021-22.

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