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With the aim of providing economic support to lakhs of farmers and rural economy of Jharkhand, the state government led by Chief Minister Hemant Soren has taken a big and historic decision. Now the bonus given by the state government to the farmers selling paddy at government purchasing centers under the Kharif Marketing Season (Kharif Marketing Season 2026-27) has been increased from ₹ 84 to ₹ 84. ₹109 per quintal Preparations have been completed. This important decision will directly provide an additional economic benefit of ₹ 25 per quintal to the farmers. This proposal prepared by the State Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Department is going to be approved by the Cabinet soon. This initiative of the government will not only give farmers fair rights and better prices for their produce, but will also give new impetus to the paddy procurement process in all the 24 districts of the state.
#1 Now at what rate will farmers get payment? Know the new price of normal and grade-A paddy
With the addition of the bonus of ₹ 109 given by the state government over the Minimum Support Price (MSP) declared by the Central Government, there has been a significant increase in the total amount received by the farmers. The breakdown of the new rates decided by the government is as follows:
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Common Paddy: After adding the state government’s bonus of ₹ 109 to the MSP of ₹ 2,441 per quintal fixed by the central government, the total amount given to the farmers is ₹2,550 per quintal Will be paid at the rate of Rs.
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Grade-A Paddy: MSP fixed for Grade-A paddy is ₹2,461 per quintal including bonus of ₹109, net price ₹2,570 per quintal Will be done.
Due to this step of the government, the state treasury will suffer almost ₹43.60 crore There will be an additional financial burden of Rs. 1,000, but the government clearly believes that this step was extremely necessary for the economic empowerment of farmers.
#1 Revised target of purchasing 40 lakh quintals of paddy: Know the complete blueprint of the government
Jharkhand government has collected a total of Rs. 40 lakh quintals Revised target for purchasing paddy has been set. According to departmental assessment, 19.60 lakh quintals of paddy will be required for the Central Government’s National Food Security Act (NFSA) Central Pool and 19.79 lakh quintals of paddy will be required under ‘Jharkhand State Food Security Scheme’ (JSFSS). The total requirement was estimated to be around 39.39 lakh quintals, which has been rounded off to 40 lakh quintals. The entire procurement of paddy will be done in a transparent manner through ‘Jharkhand State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited’ (JSFC).
#1 There will be control on paddy from outside states, money will come directly into the account through ‘one-time settlement’
According to departmental officials, strict vigil will be kept on middlemen and outsiders who illegally bring paddy from neighboring states like Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh and sell it at the purchasing centers of Jharkhand. For this, instructions have been given to maintain special vigil on the interstate borders and checkposts so that only genuine registered farmers of Jharkhand can get the full benefit of this bonus scheme. Along with this, so that the farmers do not have to wander for payment, the entire amount will be transferred directly to the bank accounts of the farmers without any intermediary through ‘One-Time Settlement’ (Direct Bank Transfer).
#1 Paddy procurement centers will be built in all 24 districts, big statement of the departmental minister
Giving information about this decision, State Food and Supplies Minister Dr. Irfan Ansari said that the main objective of the government under the leadership of Chief Minister Hemant Soren is to make villages, poor and farmers self-reliant. Paddy purchasing centers are being set up at block and panchayat level in all 24 districts of the state including Ranchi, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Jamshedpur, Palamu, Dumka and Hazaribagh. The Minister has given strict instructions to the officials to ensure proper arrangement of moisture measuring instruments, scales and gunny bags at the LAMPS/PACS centers before the start of harvesting, so that farmers do not face any kind of inconvenience in selling their paddy.