As per the directives of the Chhattisgarh Government, the service cooperative societies will procure paddy at support price during the year 2013-14, but only registered farmers can sell paddy to the society.
According to an official press statement issued here on Tuesday, total 80,009 metric tonne paddy had been procured from 10,758 registered farmers in 2011-12 and 21,881 registered farmers in 2012-13. In 2013-14 also paddy would be procured from registered farmers only. Along with the information given by registered farmers in the year 2012-13, detailed information about the quantity of paddy sold by them will be displayed at all the 27 service cooperative societies from August 16, 2013. The farmer concerned can have a look at it and if the information displayed is true they can confirm it for the year 2013-14 also by putting their signature on the displayed list.
If the farmer wanted change in the displayed list, amended application for registration or renewal can be submitted to the society in format 2, mandatorily by August 31, 2013. Registered farmers, who have not sold paddy in 2012-13, should have to submit their application in format 2 for selling paddy in 2013-14. Farmers, who have not registered their name in 2012-13 and wanted to register their name for selling paddy in 2013-14, they have to submit application will all information to the societies in format 3. After scrutiny of the information, the society management will provide registration certificate with registration code to the farmer in format four.