New Delhi. Government agencies have procured 193.43 lakh tonne of rice in the current marketing season. As on 28th January 2010, the paddy procurement in terms of rice stood at 193.43 lakh tonne which is 5.4 lakh tonne less than last year.

Punjab has contributed 92.6 lakh tonne followed by Chhattisgarh 22.9 lakh tonne, Uttar Pradesh 19.94 lakh tonne, Andhra Pradesh 19.16 lakh tonne and Haryana 18.07 lakh tonne. The other major contributing states are Orissa, West Bengal, Kerala, Uttarakhand, and Maharashtra.