Adequate preparations for gunny luggage for use in paddy buy

To meet the potential scarcity of gunny luggage for paddy procurement by State Government, permission has been given to buy paddy via PDS gunny luggage. For reimbursement of further gunny luggage, permission has been granted to allot and distribute meals grains for the month of February 2021, in January itself. Accordingly, directions have been given to the Food Controllers and Food Officers of all districts in State to make obtainable PDS gunny luggage for paddy procurement. Chhattisgarh Marketing Federation (MARKFED) has issued an order on this route and all District Marketing Officers have been issued pointers concerning use of gunny luggage for paddy procurement within the Kharif advertising and marketing 12 months 2020-21.

As per the order, retaining in view the restricted provide of recent jute gunny luggage from the Government of India for the acquisition of paddy in State, permission has been given to buy paddy within the outdated jute gunny luggage of the farmers. Upon reviewing the gunny luggage used within the paddy procurement up to now, it has been discovered that regardless of the supply of miller, HDPE, PP and different gunny luggage within the committees, paddy is being procured via gunny luggage introduced by farmers.

All obtainable gunny luggage ought to be used 100 per cent within the subsequent week’s paddy buy. There shouldn’t be any remaining new HDPE, PP gunny luggage within the committees and godowns within the upcoming weekend. The order additionally states that if the miller and HDPE, PP gunny luggage obtainable for paddy procurement with all committees are usually not used then the remaining gunny luggage won’t be returned to them and the quantity of the remaining gunny luggage can be deducted from the respective committees. Instructions have additionally been given to make proposals concerning fee of outdated jute gunny luggage made obtainable by the farmers up to now, in order that farmers will be paid on the prescribed price with none delay.