The meeting chaired by the Union Food Secretary, MS Vrinda Sarup reviewed arrangements for procurement of paddy and coarsegrains in producing States, particularly in decentralised procurement States and other non-traditional States to maximize procurement of paddy/ rice and coarsegrains during KMS 2015-16.
States have been asked to identify immediately areas with maximum paddy production and to open adequate purchase centers and deploy sufficient manpower. They have also been advised to make arrangements for publicizing MSP fixed, procurement centers opened through print and audio-visual media as well as through pamphlets in local languages.
State Governments have also been asked to prepare details of storage plan for the ensuing KMS and have an action plan to meet the deficit in storage requirements, if required. Regarding Packaging material, Food Secretaries were requested to place indents for purchase of jute bags in time to avoid last minute shortage of packaging material.
The States were also requested to furnish, on daily basis, the revenue district-wise procurement details of previous day for Online Procurement Monitoring System (OPMS). The FCI was directed to constitute joint teams with the State Governments to oversee the conduct of procurement operations and to attend specific complaints, problems etc.
State wise targets for procurement of paddy (in terms of rice) for KMS 2015-16 is as follows:
Sl. No. State Target of Procurement for Kharif Crop only (In Lakh MT)1 Andhra Pradesh 20.002 Assam 0.503 Bihar 20.004 Chhattisgarh 36.005 Haryana 23.456 Jharkhand 3.007 Karnataka 0.958 Kerala 1.009 Madhya Pradesh 10.5010 Maharashtra 2.1011 Odisha 28.0012 Punjab 82.0013 Tamil Nadu 4.0014 Telangana 18.0015 UP 27.5016 Uttarakhand 4.7017 West Bengal 18.0018 Others 0.30Total 300.00Powered by Capital Market - Live News
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