Bhubaneswar: Deputy Chief Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo on Monday chaired a crucial review meeting on paddy procurement and farmer registration for the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2026-27 at the CM’s Conference Hall.
Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water Minister Rabi Narayan Naik, Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krushna Chandra Patra, and Cooperation Minister Pradeep Balsamanta attended the meeting.
Singh Deo said the government’s collective resolve was to safeguard the interests of farmers by ensuring transparent registration, seamless procurement and timely support.
In a post on X, he said every grain procured represented not just food security but Odisha’s commitment to its farmers. The deputy CM added that the government was determined to make the process simpler, swifter and more accountable, strengthening the state’s agrarian economy.
“Every grain procured is not just food security, but a testament to Odisha’s commitment to its farmers. Together, we are determined to make the process simpler, swifter, and more accountable, strengthening the backbone of our agrarian economy,” he noted.
According to the key decisions and deliberations, AgriStack registration is currently not mandatory for farmers, ensuring that no farmer is deprived of selling their paddy. The registration window remains open until October. AgriStack is an integrated farmer platform that consolidates farmer data, generating a unique Farmer ID upon registration to facilitate seamless access to government benefits. To date, around 6,00,000 farmers have registered on the platform.
Minister Rabi Narayan Naik said Rabi and Kharif paddy procurement had each been conducted twice since the BJP government took charge. He said protecting farmers’ interests while making the procurement and registration process simpler and more transparent remained the government’s topmost priority.
