Bhubaneswar, Nov 17: Paddy procurement for Kharif season will start from Bargarh and Sambalpur on November 20 and November 22 respectively, said an official on Sunday.
It was decided at an inter -ministerial review meeting chaired by deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo.
Singh Deo emphasized on expediting the process of paddy procurement as the dates approaching and stopping all kinds of irregularities including brokering, katni chhatni and providing fair price to the farmers for their crops.
An additional input assistance of Rs 800 per quintal with the minimum support price for paddy will be provided for the first time. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi will launch the programme at Sohela of Bargarh district on the 8th December.
All the farmers who have sold paddy in the mandies till December 7th will get additional input assistance of Rs 800 per quintal, informed the official.
Automatic grain analyzer will be used for grain quality testing. These automatic grain analyzer machines have already been provided for installation in 200 large PPCs with a paddy collection capacity of more than 4000 metric tons. Moisture testing machine has also been arranged along with it.
Singh Deo advised the millers to be present in the mandi to stop the Katni Chhatni. Each district will have a control room system for the convenience of farmers. The entire process will be done transparently. For this, nodal officer, supervisor has been appointed at Mandis.
Food Supply & Consumer Affairs Minister Krushna Chandra Patro, and Cooperation Minister Pradip Bal Samant were present in the high level meeting.
