Even though paddy procurement in Haryana started around 13 days ago, not a single penny has been paid till now to the farmers of Karnal district against the purchase of their produce, leaving the growers running from pillar to post to get their rightful money. The arhtiyas and farmers of the district said contrary to the government’s claim to release payment within 72 hours of the purchase of the produce, they have not received any payment despite the passage of 13 days. According to the official data, till September 9, a total of 315,870 metric tonne (MT) paddy had been procured from 25,668 farmers at 15 procurement centres in the district. Government agencies are procuring paddy at the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1,888 per quintal. Kararmbir, a farmer of Assandh sub-division said, “I had sold my paddy on September 27 but have not received payment of Rs 3 lakh so far. We need to pay the labourers also, so the government should release payments at the earliest.”