A concrete plan has been made in the State for the transportation of procured wheat. The 51 districts of the state have been divided into 179 sectors in this regard. The State Civil Supplies Corporation has been entrusted with the arrangement of transportation.
The Principal Secretary Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Sheo Shekhar Shukla has informed that under the Wheat Procurement-2020, transportation arrangement has also been strengthened for the procured wheat.
He further said that 51 districts of the State have been divided into 179 sectors to transport wheat with promptness,. Responsibility for transportation has been entrusted to State Civil Supplies Corporation and Markfed.Shukla mentioned that a target of 110 lakh metric tonne wheat procurement has been set in Rabi Procurement-2021. The delay in wheat harvesting to procurement has been caused due to the Corona infection this year.
In view of likelihood of monsoon in June, transportation arrangements have been strengthened for the procured wheat procurement by lifting it from the procurement centers with promptness.
All the process has been carried out online to control the transportation work and to save time.Shukla further said that division wise agencies have been decided for lifting wheat from about 5 thousand procurement centers, set up in 51 districts of the state. The Madhya Pradesh Civil Supplies Corporation Limited has been entrusted with the responsibility of transportation in 21 districts of 4 division ie Narmadapuram (Hoshangabad), Bhopal, Gwalior and Sagar. Transporters have been appointed by the State Civil Supplies Corporation by dividing these districts in 93 sectors.
Similarly, the responsibility of transportation has been entrusted to Markfed in 30 districts of 5 divisions ie Indore, Ujjain, Rewa, Shahdol and Jabalpur. The Markfed has cretaed 86 sectors for smooth execution of transportation plan.
Alternate transportation plan The Principal Secretary Shri Shukla stated that an alternate plan of transportation has also been prepared to ensure timely wheat lifting. He said that in case the first bidder does not work, the lifting can be ensured by other transporter at regular rates with the permission of the Collector.
For this, security amount will be deposited by the transporter. Bidder is required to sign an agreement with the Corporation within 7 days. It will be mandatory to start work within 3 days after the issue of work order.
If the second bidder also fails to work, then the work of the second transporter at the minimum rate will be executed through other firm at the ‘Risk and Cost'" of the transporter.
In this context, a provision to ban non-performing firms for 5 years has also been made, he added.