Guwahati, Sept. 6 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced that the state had achieved a historic milestone by crossing the 8 lakh metric tonne (MT) mark in paddy procurement under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme during the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2024-25.

The chief minister called it a "historic achievement" in the state's journey toward agricultural prosperity.

In a post on X, the Chief Minister said, "I am proud to share that during KMS 2024-25, Assam has achieved a record milestone in paddy procurement under MSP. For the first time ever, Assam has crossed the 8 Lakh MT mark in paddy procurement -- a historic achievement in our journey of prosperity."

CM Sarma added that the state procured 6,97,...