Govt to buy Nadu paddy from farmers at Rs 55 per kilo

Govt to buy Nadu paddy from farmers at Rs 55 per kilo

September 13, 2021   08:07 pm

The Cabinet of Ministers has decided that the government will buy Nadu paddy from farmers at a rate of Rs 55 per one kilogram.

This is a Rs 5 increase from the existing price of Rs 50 per a kilo, said Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage.

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