Chandigarh: So far, Rs 9,439 crore has been disbursed directly into the bank accounts of Haryana’s paddy and millet farmers. This includes an Rs 8,545 crore for paddy and Rs 894 crore for the millet producers. An official of the food, civil supplies and consumer affairs department said 46.62 LMT paddy had arrived in mandis -of which 44.59 LMT had been procured for MSP. TNN
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