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The Agriculture Department connected Friday conducted astonishment inspections of cultivation input shops successful Jewargi, Yadrami, Chittapur and Sedam taluks of Kalaburagi territory pursuing complaints that fertilisers were being sold to farmers astatine prices higher than those prescribed by the government.
A squad of officials led by Joint Director of Agriculture Samad Patel inspected fertiliser organisation records, banal details maintained done the Integrated Fertiliser Management System (IFMS), and transactions recorded connected Point of Sale (POS) machines astatine assorted outlets.
Mr. Patel warned that strict ineligible enactment would beryllium initiated nether the Fertiliser (Control) Order and the Essential Commodities Act against dealers if they were recovered charging farmers supra the notified rates oregon indulging successful different irregularities.
The inspections were carried retired arsenic portion of a peculiar thrust launched successful effect to the complaints from farmers and members of the nationalist regarding overpricing and different violations successful the merchantability of fertilisers, helium said.
Officials besides inspected godowns attached to the shops and issued notices to dealers suspected of violating provisions of the Act. Mr. Patel directed the officials to initiate ineligible action, including proceedings against licences, wherever violations are established.
According to the department, 28 cultivation input shops were inspected crossed the 4 taluks. Show-cause notices were issued to 26 establishments, portion merchantability of fertilisers was suspended astatine 10 outlets pending further action.
In Jewargi taluk alone, the officials seized and withheld 192.4 tonnes of fertiliser banal valued astatine astir ₹45.75 lakh.
Deputy Director of Agriculture Balaraj Gangarao, Sedam Deputy Director of Agriculture Anasuya Hoogar, Assistant Directors of Agriculture from the enforcement wing, and agriculture officers from the respective taluks participated successful the drive.
