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Purchases are organised in more than 8,000 centres for wheat and 4,000 centres for paddy every year in the immediate post-harvest season.

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The above statement is true.
The Food Corporation of India and other government organisations offer adequate price assurance for wheat, paddy, and coarse grains. During the immediate post-harvest season, purchases are organised in more than 8,000 stations for wheat and 4,000 stations for paddy. Centres are chosen because farmers don't have to travel more than 10 km to deliver their produce to the closest purchasing centres in significant procurement states. The Food Corporation purchases about 12–15% of India's rice crop and 15%–20% of its wheat production annually. The states of Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh make significant contributions to central procurement.

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