THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU
BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 11, 2026
Odisha’s Kharif paddy procurement for the 2026-27 season will
commence from November 1, with the state government urging farmers to complete
registration for selling their produce through the official procurement system
by August 31.
The registration process which began on August 6, will remain
open till August 31, while procurement will continue up to March 31, 2027. The
exercise will be carried out district-wise, keeping in view the harvesting
period of paddy, the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department said.
Farmers intending to participate in government procurement
can register at their nearest authorised Primary Agricultural Cooperative
Society (PACS), Large Area Multipurpose Cooperative Society (LAMPCS) or Pani
Panchayat. They have been advised to obtain a fresh registration form from the
concerned cooperative society and submit the duly filled-in form within the
stipulated period. The form is also available on the department’s website.
Sharecroppers will also be eligible to register by submitting
the required documents. Registration of both the sharecropper and landowner
will be undertaken through Aadhaar-based e-KYC, with the presence of the
landowner mandatory during the process.
Farmers will have to indicate the month and fortnight in
which they intend to sell their paddy during the Kharif procurement season. The
department has advised them to approach the cooperative society where they were
registered in the previous year.
The government has laid special emphasis on bringing more
small and marginal farmers into the procurement system so that they can avail
themselves of the benefits of government procurement.
Cooperative societies have been directed to provide fresh
registration forms to all interested farmers and digitise the submitted
information through their respective login systems during the registration
period.
Land unsuitable for cultivation and land on which crops other
than paddy have been grown will not be registered for paddy procurement.
Officials have also been asked to prepare an error-free list of registered
farmers at the earliest to prevent delays in subsequent procurement-related
activities.
Dedicated help desks will function at the cooperative society level to assist farmers with filling up forms and completing registration. Farmers requiring further assistance can contact the toll-free helpline 1967 during government working hours.
The registration and procurement exercise is being jointly undertaken by the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department, Cooperation Department, and Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department of the Odisha government.
