The Uttar Pradesh government has announced new purchase policy for maize during the Kharif season for 2018-19 in the state . The decision as taken in the state cabinet meeting. Purchase rate of maize has been fixed to Rs 1,300 per quintal, besides the farmers would get additional Rs 20 per quintal for cleaning and transportation. Government will spend around Rs 214 crore to purchase around one lakh metric tonne of maize. In the first phase, the purchase would be made in 20 districts and later it would increase as per the demand.