Punjab and Haryana have procured over 130 lakh tonnes of paddy this season. Punjab has procured nearly 8.4 MMT of paddy and Haryana over 4.6 MMT. Over 97.6% of the paddy in Punjab has been procured by government agencies while the figure in Haryana is 96%. The rest of the paddy has been procured by rice millers and traders. The procurement of paddy began in both states on October 1. The Reserve Bank of India has sanctioned nearly Rs 28,263 crore to Punjab to make payments to farmers for the paddy procured.