Vijayawada: Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday made it clear that no one will be spared if mistakes are found in paddy procurement. Asking officials to ensure accuracy in moisture measurement both at the Rythu seva kendras (RSKs) and at the miller point, he said the procurement amount will be deposited within 24 hours of accepting the stocks from farmers.
The chief minister visited the Rythu seva kendra at Ganguru village in Penamalur constituency of Krishna district and interacted with farmers to take first-hand account of paddy procurement from them. “The govt is committed to extend fullest support to farmers. We will not spare any official or miller who try to deceive farmers in paddy procurement. I want that there should not be any variation in measurement of moisture from RSK to miller point,” he said.
He said the input costs of farmers will come down if mechanization increases besides also helping them reap better yields. A farmer, Sambasiva Rao, explained to the chief minister that this year’s harvest was better than last year. He said he could save around Rs 5,000 by using machine for harvest instead of manual labour. He said he will get another Rs 5,000 by selling the farm waste to sugar mills as biofuel.
When the RSK staff said they would split the schedule if the harvest by farmers is done in different phases to help them dispose the stock in different spells, Naidu asked them to enter the complete data of yield from each farmer before splitting the schedules. He also examined the moisture measurement equipment and directed officials to take stringent action against millers if they try to show different measurement at the time of downloading the stocks. “The govt is seriously contemplating to deposit the procurement costs soon after the generation of sale receipts,” he said, adding that they will reduce the 48-hour timeline to just a few hours for remittance of amount to farmers’ accounts.
The CM asked farmers to cultivate crops which give them better revenues.
“You should go by the soil nature, water availability, and market trends to cultivate crops. The previous govt failed to even remove the silt from canals in the last five years, resulting in delay in release of water. The delay in providing irrigation water on time was the biggest reason for farmers’ debts,” he said.
The chief minister visited the Rythu seva kendra at Ganguru village in Penamalur constituency of Krishna district and interacted with farmers to take first-hand account of paddy procurement from them. “The govt is committed to extend fullest support to farmers. We will not spare any official or miller who try to deceive farmers in paddy procurement. I want that there should not be any variation in measurement of moisture from RSK to miller point,” he said.
He said the input costs of farmers will come down if mechanization increases besides also helping them reap better yields. A farmer, Sambasiva Rao, explained to the chief minister that this year’s harvest was better than last year. He said he could save around Rs 5,000 by using machine for harvest instead of manual labour. He said he will get another Rs 5,000 by selling the farm waste to sugar mills as biofuel.
When the RSK staff said they would split the schedule if the harvest by farmers is done in different phases to help them dispose the stock in different spells, Naidu asked them to enter the complete data of yield from each farmer before splitting the schedules. He also examined the moisture measurement equipment and directed officials to take stringent action against millers if they try to show different measurement at the time of downloading the stocks. “The govt is seriously contemplating to deposit the procurement costs soon after the generation of sale receipts,” he said, adding that they will reduce the 48-hour timeline to just a few hours for remittance of amount to farmers’ accounts.
The CM asked farmers to cultivate crops which give them better revenues.
“You should go by the soil nature, water availability, and market trends to cultivate crops. The previous govt failed to even remove the silt from canals in the last five years, resulting in delay in release of water. The delay in providing irrigation water on time was the biggest reason for farmers’ debts,” he said.
