Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav chaired the Council of Ministers (Cabinet) meeting held at Mantralaya on Tuesday. The Cabinet decided to procure kodo and kutki (Millets) from farmers in major millet-producing districts for the first time, benefiting a large number of tribal farmers.
Under the ‘Rani Durgavati Shree-Ann Protsahan Yojana’, procurement of ‘Kodo’ and ‘Kutki’ will be undertaken from farmers in leading production districts Jbalpur, Katni, Mandla, Dindori, Chhindwara, Shahdol, Anuppur, Umaria, Rewa, Sidhi and Singrauli. Based on demand, procurement from farmers of other districts will also be considered.
Procurement will be carried out by Shree Ann Consortium of Farmer-Producer Company Limited (Shree Ann Federation). For Kharif 2025, approximately 30,000 metric tons of millets, ‘Kutki’ at ₹3,500 per quintal and Kodo at ₹2,500 per quintal, will be procured. The Federation will receive an interest-free loan of ₹80 crore from the State’s Price Stabilisation Fund. Additionally, an incentive of ₹1,000 per quintal will be directly transferred (DBT) to the bank accounts of eligible farmers.