Make preparations to buy paddy under MSP in Udupi district: DC to officials

Deputy Commissioner T.K. Swaroopa connected Tuesday directed officials acrophobic to marque preparations to bargain paddy nether the minimum enactment terms (MSP) successful Udupi district.

Chairing the paddy MSP task unit committee gathering astatine Rajatadri, territory bureau analyzable successful Manipal, Ms. Swaroopa said the process of buying paddy nether MSP has already started. Farmers whitethorn registry to merchantability paddy nether MSP earlier October 31.

The authorities has fixed ₹2,369 a quintal for mean paddy and ₹2,389 a quintal for A-grade paddy. Purchase centres would beryllium opened astatine the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee Yards of Udupi and Karkala, and the Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Corporation godown successful Koteshwara-Kundapura.

Ms. Swaroopa told agriculture section officials to get harvest accusation straight from the Farmer Registration and Unified Beneficiary Information System (FRUITS) and procure paddy astatine prices fixed by the Central and State governments. They should besides instrumentality steps to safely store the procured paddy successful godowns. Farmers selling paddy nether MSP should beryllium paid done their banks nether nonstop payment transfer.

The DC said a maximum 50 qunital of paddy would beryllium bought from 1 husbandman astatine the complaint of 25 quintals per acre.

Zilla Panchayat Deputy Secretary S.S. Kadrolli, Agriculture Joint Director J.C. Poornima and others were present.