The Chief Secretary mentioned the decision of the maize procured by video conferencing, the adjustment of 119 metric tons of maize procured within the district might be completed by e-tender
Today, Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain mentioned the correct disposal of maize procured within the district by video conferencing. Collector Pushpendra Kumar Meena, Assistant Registrar KL UiK and different officers had been current on this video convention. In this assembly, the Chief Secretary mentioned the formulation of technique to encourage manufacturing of maize crop in Rabi season by decreasing the realm of summer season paddy. For technique formulation, the Chief Secretary directed the officers of the District Agriculture Department, State Civil Supplies Corporation, Chhattisgarh Cooperative Bank and Cooperative Department to work collectively and talk about with the farmers and know their issues by conferences.
It could also be recognized {that a} complete of 9603 farmers had registered on-line within the Kharif advertising 12 months 2020-21 for the sale of maize within the district. Out of which solely 59 farmers had bought maize by going to the respective lamps. In view of this, the Chief Secretary emphasised on guaranteeing appropriate preparations for procurement within the district to induce most corn procurement by decreasing the distinction between the registered farmers and the farmers promoting maize. Asked to run a marketing campaign to deliver consciousness among the many farmers relating to the procurement of maize.
It is noteworthy that within the 12 months 2020-21, Rs 145.15 from the registered farmers at a value of 26 lakh 85 thousand. Tons of maize was procured. Out of which after the return of non-standard maize, solely in 119.37 M. Tons of maize was left. Which is being resolved by the state authorities by e-tender. All the maize procured earlier than 2020-21 has already been disposed off by the state authorities. The essential aim of the state authorities is to scale back the realm beneath summer season manufacturing of paddy by encouraging maize crop.
So that farmers can get correct revenue even in summers. The summer season crops of paddy aren’t very productive attributable to dry rocky land and lack of irrigation system within the district, however favorable circumstances are discovered for the manufacturing of maize right here. Due to which farmers can earn good earnings even in summers. Officers of Kanker, Gariaband districts together with Kondagaon additionally participated on this assembly.
