Under the support price policy, the State Government has started preparations for purchase of paddy from farmers.
For this, registration of farmers will be done at cooperative societies of the area concerned from September 1 to 30. The farmers who could not register their names during the period can register their names at Tehsil office up to October 15. After October 15, registration would not be done at any situation.
Chief Minister Raman Singh and Food Minister Punnulal Mohle have appealed to all the farmers of the State to register their name with cooperative societies within the given time-limit. The farmers will get application form at their respective cooperative societies. They need to write their mobile number on the application, so that the Food Department could give them necessary information through SMS time to time.
The officers of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department here on Wednesday said that the cooperative societies would purchase paddy on minimum support price only from farmers who have registered their name.For registration, the farmer has to give passport sized photograph, EPIC number of voter I-card, copy of loan book, information about total cultivable area and paddy cultivation area, bank account number and cooperative society membership number. Along with the application, they have to give information like national health insurance scheme card, PAN, driving licence, Aadhar card, ration card number, loan account and Kisan Credit Card.
The officers said that at any cost, registration of farmers would not be done after starting paddy procurement at societies and paddy would not be purchased from the unregistered farmers.
If any farmer has objection about the registration, he could present his objection at the Society Office concerned up to October 7. They can appeal against the decision of the society to the Tehsildar within 15 days. The Tehsildar will hold hearing of the case based on the witnesses and dispose of the case within 15 days. The officers said that the Government has fixed the minimum support price for thick grain at Rs1,360 per quintal and that of slim grain at Rs1,400 per quintal for the Kharif year 2014-15.