Overview

• Procurement opened on September 22, a shift from the earlier October 1 start, for a month-long state-managed drive.
• About 5 lakh farmers from over 6,300 villages have reported damage across roughly 29 lakh acres on the e-Kshatipurti portal.
• Senior officers have been deputed to oversee mandis, with equipment in place for moisture checks and on-the-spot grievance redressal.
• Farmer unions are pressing for compensation and relaxed quality parameters because rains and waterlogging have hurt yields and grain quality.
• Leaders promoted diversification and residue management, citing ₹8,000-per-acre support under Mera Pani Meri Virasat, a new fruit sapling initiative, and concern over the stubble-burning season after 713 farm fires were recorded last year.