Assam government has decided to procure for the first time mustard seeds

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Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that procurement period will be between May 29, 2023 to August 26, 2023. “Individual farmers can sell up to 25 quintals of their Fair Average Quality produce per day having moisture content less than 8% and foreign matter less than 2%. Additional quantity can be sold on consecutive days. Beneficiary farmers to receive MSP within 3 working days of sale of stock directly in their bank accounts.”

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