LUCKNOW: Stepping up the state government’s bid to provide relief to farmers, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday directed officials to set up 6,000 wheat purchase centres in the current financial year. Earlier, the government had announced to set up 5000 centres in the current financial year.
The decision was taken by the CM at a high-level meeting in Lok Bhawan to review preparations for the wheat procurement in the forthcoming season. The Centre has raised the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat by Rs 50 to fix it at Rs 1,975 per quintal for the financial year 2021-22. The procurement process is scheduled to start from April 1.
Reiterating the state government’s commitment to provide a suitable price for agricultural produce, Yogi directed district magistrates to put in place arrangements to ensure timely and effective procurement of wheat. He said that the administration should appoint a nodal officer for procurement of wheat besides selecting procurement centres and apprising the state government about it. He also asked officials to debar the agencies faltering on the wheat procurement process.
The CM pitched for markers to facilitate farmers to reach the purchase centres. The concerned department, he said, should also create proper awareness about these centres for the convenience of farmers. He laid stress on providing online tokens to farmers, besides ensuring availability of electronic weighing machines and winnowing fans at the procurement centres. All these equipment, he said, should be made available at the centre by March 10.
The CM also directed officials to ensure that every purchase centre should have a proper shed to protect wheat during the rainy season. Officials said that all the purchase centres would be geo-tagged with the help of Lucknow based Remote Sensing Application Centre (RSAC) to help farmers reach the nearby centres.
The decision was taken by the CM at a high-level meeting in Lok Bhawan to review preparations for the wheat procurement in the forthcoming season. The Centre has raised the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat by Rs 50 to fix it at Rs 1,975 per quintal for the financial year 2021-22. The procurement process is scheduled to start from April 1.
Reiterating the state government’s commitment to provide a suitable price for agricultural produce, Yogi directed district magistrates to put in place arrangements to ensure timely and effective procurement of wheat. He said that the administration should appoint a nodal officer for procurement of wheat besides selecting procurement centres and apprising the state government about it. He also asked officials to debar the agencies faltering on the wheat procurement process.
The CM pitched for markers to facilitate farmers to reach the purchase centres. The concerned department, he said, should also create proper awareness about these centres for the convenience of farmers. He laid stress on providing online tokens to farmers, besides ensuring availability of electronic weighing machines and winnowing fans at the procurement centres. All these equipment, he said, should be made available at the centre by March 10.
The CM also directed officials to ensure that every purchase centre should have a proper shed to protect wheat during the rainy season. Officials said that all the purchase centres would be geo-tagged with the help of Lucknow based Remote Sensing Application Centre (RSAC) to help farmers reach the nearby centres.
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