Kolkata: The West Bengal Food Department will start buying paddy from farmers at the beginning of the kharif season on November 1, said a senior government official on Saturday.

It has been informed that if the paddy is sold in the government buying centre, the farmers will get the price of paddy within a maximum of three working days. The money will directly enter the bank account of the farmers. This initiative has been taken to ensure that there is no delay in getting money for the farmers after the sale of paddy, according to the official.

The government will buy paddy for the 2025-26 season across the state from November 1.

To collect this paddy, the Food Department is launching 620 permanent buying centres. In addition, about 179 mobile permanent purchase centres, which will main

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