The ministry added that as on June 4, 2012, total procurement of 353,23,772 tonne had been made by various government agencies which was a record. The procurement last year on the day was 263,88,624 tonne.
Highest procurement has been made in Punjab, i.e. 128,00257 tonne followed by Haryana 86,52,786 tonne and Madhya Pradesh 84,85,818 tonne. Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan have also made significant procurement by procuring 32,25,393 tonne and 15,93,674 tonne respectively.
