There will be a purchase of coarse grains (maize, millet, jowar) from 1 October to 31 December in UP. Registration on fcs.up.gov.in is mandatory for farmers. The payment will be directly in the bank account after biometric verification.
* Lucknow, September 18:* Double engine government is motivating the people of the state towards the benefits of Shri Annna, while the farmers are also connecting the farmers with the benefit of its cultivation. The purchase of coarse grains for the year 2025-26 will start from October 1, which will run till 31 December. Registration and renewal of farmers is going on for the purchase of maize, millet and tide involved in ‘coarse grains’. According to the Department of Food and Logistics, farmers are required to register/renew the registration on fcs.up.gov.in or app up Kisan Mitra. The purchase will be made from registered farmers only.
Farmers can take help from toll free number 18001800150
Farmers can take help from toll free number 18001800150 for any of their problems. Apart from this, they can also contact the District Food Marketing Officer, Regional Marketing Officer, Marketing Inspector. The Aadhaar of the farmers will be paid directly to the linked bank account. At the same time, the purchase of coarse grains at purchasing centers will be done through the e-pop (electronic point of purchase) device through the biometric verification of the farmers through the device to stop and transparen the middlemen.
Government has increased minimum support price
Along with promoting Shri Annna, the government has also increased its minimum support price. The minimum support price of maize has been fixed at Rs 2400 per quintal, Rs 2775 per quintal of millet, 3699 of jowar (hybrid) and Rs 3749 per quintal of tidal (Malwandi).
Maize will be procured in these districts
Badaun, Bulandshahr, Hardoi, Unnao, Mainpuri, Agra, Firozabad, Aligarh, Etah, Kasganj, Hathras, Kanpur Nagar-Country, Kannauj, Auraiya, Etawah, Bahraich, Gonda, Ballia, Jaunpur, Farrukhabad, Mirjapur, Sonbhadra, Deoria and Lalitpur.
Millet procurement district prescribed
Badaun, Bulandshahr, Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, Mainpuri, Aligarh, Kasganj, Hathras, Etah, Bareilly, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Sambhal, Rampur, Amroha, Kanpur Nagar-Dehat, Farrukhabad, Auraiya, Kannauj, Etawah, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Chitrakuta, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Prayagar, Fatehpur, Kaushani Mirjapur, Ballia, Hardoi and Unnao
These districts will procure tide
Jowar will be procured in Banda, Chitrakoot, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Kanpur Nagar-Dehat, Fatehpur, Unnao, Hardoi, Mirjapur and Jalaun.