Vijayawada: Civil provides minister Nadendla Manohar asserted that the reforms launched by the coalition authorities have ensured justice for farmers. Talking to the media on the Civil Provides Bhavan in Vijayawada on Wednesday, he stated the federal government is absolutely ready to obtain 51 lakh metric tonnes of paddy through the Kharif season, value round Rs 12,200 crore.
The minister stated the procurement can be performed by way of 4,041 Rythu Seva Kendras and three,803 buy centres, involving 16,700 employees. Based mostly on final 12 months’s expertise, six crore gunny baggage have been readied.
Manohar criticised the earlier authorities for leaving dues of Rs 1,670 crore pending and delaying funds to farmers for as much as 9 months. In distinction, beneath the coalition authorities, 87 per cent of procurement funds had been credited to farmers’ accounts inside 48 hours. “This 12 months, we goal to finish funds inside 24 hours,” he stated.
To stop discrepancies in moisture readings, the federal government has determined to make use of machines from a single producer and undertake Bluetooth-based counting wherever needed. Farmers can now ship a WhatsApp message saying “Hello” to schedule their paddy procurement.
The procurement calendar has been finalised — 11 lakh metric tonnes in November, 25 lakh in December, 8 lakh in January, 3 lakh in February, and 4 lakh in March.
From January, one kilogram of wheat flour can be provided at Rs 18 per kg to each rice cardholder household, with 2,400 metric tonnes stored prepared.
Manohar stated 92 per cent of sensible card distribution has been accomplished. Important commodities had been provided to 2.39 lakh households affected by Cyclone Montha, and 50,000 tarpaulins can be distributed freed from price to farmers through the wet season. He reaffirmed that each one registered paddy beneath the present crop can be procured with out exception.
