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The Agriculture Department in Ramanathapuram district has instructed the fertiliser sales outlets successful the territory to strictly travel directions issued by the State government.
Department officials said the backstage shops and superior agriculture co-operative recognition societies should marque definite the details of fertilisers stock availability and prices were displayed to the customers.
Importantly, they were besides directed to fulfil the income lone upon the confirmation of Aadhar IDs of the farmers, the official added. “Even if that is followed, it should beryllium ensured that the sales are recorded successful the outlets’ digital sales system and due receipts are handed implicit to the customers,” he added.
Failing to do so would pull strict enactment against the proprietor nether the fertiliser (control) bid 1985.
Regarding the availability and stockage of fertilisers in the district, the official said, the full allocation of urea, DAP, potash, complex, super phosphate and triple ace phosphate was 42,215 metric tonne.
And the fertilisers received truthful acold till November was 29,094 metric tonne. “While 26,574 metric tonne have been sold retired till date, 7,317 metric tonne is disposable successful stock,” the authoritative noted.
Of the 7,317 metric tonne, 5,216 metric tonne was with backstage outlets and 2,101 metric tonne with superior agriculture co-operative recognition societies.
The cultivation authoritative said, “We person capable banal of fertilisers to fulfil the needs of farmers this year. The calculation we get astatine aft foreseeing the request for a twelvemonth would mostly beryllium capable and if the request exceeds owed to unexpected reasons, we person backups plans to capable the gaps too.”
