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Farmers of Madurai territory submitted a petition with the District Collector P. Akash present connected Monday demanding to disburse the pending outgo for the paddy procured from them.
In Madurai district, astatine authorities procurement centres successful Parapatti, Kancharampet, Velichanatham, Malaipatti, Kallandhiri, and Chatrapatti, a backstage institution procured paddy from farmers done a declaration from the Union government.
In this situation, arsenic the outgo for the paddy procured from the farmers has not been made for the past 4 months, the farmers were struggling, having mislaid their livelihood and being incapable to transportation retired cultivation activities, said the farmers.
Although aggregate memorandums person been submitted regarding this, the backstage institution has not taken immoderate action. T
Palanisamy, an office-bearer of the Tamil Nadu Sugarcane Farmers’ Association, said, “The backstage institution NCCF is refusing to wage the wealth for the paddy procured from farmers astatine assorted places successful Madurai district. When questioned astir this, they are giving evasive replies stating that they person not received funds from the Union Government. Therefore, the authorities indispensable instrumentality due enactment and retrieve the wealth for the farmers,”
He added that if the procurement wealth is not paid, farmers would prosecute successful a roadworthy blockade protestation successful the Kancharampet country connected June 12.
