3.36 lakh tonnes of gram worth Rs. 1,903 crore will be purchased

18/04/2025
Purchase of gram and raidha at support price will start from 21st April in Gujarat. Rs. 1.29 lakh metric tonnes of raidha worth Rs. 767 crore will be purchased from registered farmers
The government has announced a subsidy of Rs. 1000 crore. A provision of Rs. 100 crore has been made for gram during the Rabi season of 2024-25. 5,650 per quintal (Rs. 1,130 per maund) and for raidha crop the support price was declared at Rs. 250. 5,950 per quintal (Rs. 1,190 per maund).

More than 3.36 lakh farmers in the state have registered online for the sale of gram and more than 1.18 lakh farmers in the state have registered online for the sale of rai.

Purchase will be made from all the registered farmers at the support price at 179 purchase centers set by the state government for gram and 87 purchase centers set for rai.

As per the approval of the Government of India under the Price Support Scheme (PSS), a total of 3.36 lakh metric tonnes of gram worth Rs 2.50 lakh crore will be purchased from farmers. A total of 1.29 lakh metric tonnes of raisins worth Rs 767 crore will be purchased from farmers for Rs 1,903 crore.