Government directs agencies to procure coming crop of pulses directly from farmers

01 Sep 2016 Evaluate

The government has directed the procurement agencies to ensure procurement of coming crop of pulses directly from farmers. In the meeting attended by senior officials of Ministry/Department of Agriculture, Food, Commerce, Revenue, MMTC, NAFED etc, Secretary Department of Consumer Affairs, Hem Pande has asked the government agencies to ensure direct payment to the farmers for procurement.

The Secretary Department has also stated that procurement centres including mobile centres should be arranged near to farm gates. Additionally, wide publicity should be given to the procurement price - MSP plus bonus, procurement schedule and to the locations of the centres so that farmers get benefit of the initiative.

The government agencies - NAFED and FCI have been directed to submit state wise road map of procurement of new crop of pulses directly from farmers. They have been asked to start procurement of Moong in Karnataka immediately at Minimum Support Price (MSP) and bonus as new crop has started to arrive.


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