Strict monitoring is being done on the system of paddy procurement at the support price
06-Dec-2024
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TNINS
Farmers get double facility for token application
Farmers can also apply for token through operator in the committee
Rs 6728 crore released for payment of paddy purchased from farmers
Use of farmers' gunny bags in special circumstances and payment of Rs 25 per gunny bag
Raipur : As per the wish of Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai, in order to maintain the smooth system of paddy procurement at the support price in the state, strict monitoring is being done on everything from issuing tokens to farmers to the arrangement of gunny bags, procurement and payment of paddy, lifting of paddy purchased at the centers. Farmers have been given the facility of committee module and token tunhar hath app to apply for token for paddy sale. In case of difficulty in applying for token, farmers can apply for token through operator in the committee. 72,194 bundles of gunny bags are available for paddy procurement in the centers. Rs 11 crore 23 lakh has also been given to Apex Bank for using gunny bags of farmers in special circumstances and payment of Rs 25 per piece of gunny bag.
6728 crore rupees released so far for payment to farmers
It is worth mentioning that paddy is being procured from farmers at the support price since November 14 in the state. Till December 5, a total of 29.22 lakh metric tonnes of paddy has been procured in 2739 procurement centers. Out of the total 27.78 lakh registered farmers in the state, so far 6 lakh 15 thousand farmers have sold paddy at the support price. The amount of procured paddy is being transferred regularly to the accounts of the concerned farmers. Marketing Federation has transferred Rs 6727 crore 93 lakh to Apex Bank as support price for the procured paddy. From the point of view of convenience of farmers, Apex Bank has also made arrangements for micro ATMs in the procurement centers.
Facility of token application through operator in the committee
Facility has been provided for farmers to apply for tokens for paddy sale in procurement centers through committee module and token Tuhar Hath app. 40 percent of the total token application has been reserved through committee module and 60 percent through app. Farmers who are facing difficulty in applying for tokens through the app can apply for tokens through operator in the committee. After making necessary entries during application by farmers, the day can be selected for paddy sale in the vacant slot from the date of application till 15 January 2025. Facility of 02 tokens has been provided to small and marginal farmers and 03 tokens to large farmers.
Rs 25 per piece for Kisan gunny bags
As per the new gunny bag policy of the Government of India, paddy procurement is to be done in 50:50 ratio between new and old gunny bags. On the basis of estimated paddy procurement of 160 lakh tonnes in the state, adequate gunny bags have been arranged in all the procurement centres. Miller gunny bags, PDS gunny bags, gunny bags provided by the committee are being used as old gunny bags in the procurement centres. In special circumstances, Kisan gunny bags have also been used, for which an amount of Rs 11 crore 23 lakh has been given to Apex Bank for payment to farmers at the rate of Rs 25 per piece.
72,194 bundles of gunny bags available in paddy procurement centres
A total of 4 lakh bundles of new gunny bags are required for paddy procurement at the support price, against which 3.51 lakh new gunny bags have been received by the state, the remaining gunny bags will be received in the next 15 to 20 days. So far, 32392 bundles of PDS gunny bags, 23078 bundles of Miller gunny bags and 10176 bundles of Kisan gunny bags have been used in paddy procurement. 18985 bundles of PDS gunny bags and 54209 bundles of Miller gunny bags are available for use in procurement centres. At present, there is no shortage of gunny bags in any procurement centre of the state.
865 applications for custom milling registration
The lifting and milling of paddy being procured in Kharif marketing year 2024-25 is also being done in parallel. In the procurement centers where paddy is being stored in excess of the buffer, paddy is being transported to the nearest collection center by issuing transport orders. So far, transport orders for 2.5 lakh tonnes of paddy have been issued. 865 applications have been received from the millers for registration. 252 rice millers have been registered for custom milling. DO of 1296 tonnes has been issued to the millers.
33,054 quintals of paddy seized so far
Strict monitoring is being done on illegal transportation of paddy and chaos in the state. 3305 cases of illegal paddy have been registered in the state and 33,054 quintals of paddy have been seized. Physical verification is being done by the nodal officer to stop recycling in the procurement centers. 273 check posts have been established in the border districts and action is being taken on cases of illegal transportation of paddy.
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