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CHENNAI, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Karthigai 3, Vilambi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2049

Part II—Section 1

Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

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TAMIL NADU

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AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT

IMPLEMENTATION OF PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME (PSS) FOR PROCUREMENT OF RED GRAM IN TAMIL NADU

[G.O. Ms. No. 293, Agriculture (AP-4), 13th November 2018, äŠðC 27, M÷‹H, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´-2049.]

No. II(1)/AG/26(g)/2018.

Crop calendar and Harvesting period of Redgram in

the State of Tamil Nadu

A remunerative and stable price environment for Redgram

growers/farmers is very important for increasing agricultural

production and productivity. The market price for agricultural

produce many times tends to be unstable and volatile which

may result in undue losses to the growers and discourage

adoption of the modern technology and required inputs.

The Government’s price policy for agricultural commodities

seeks to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their

produce with a view to encourage higher investment and

production and to safeguard the interest of consumers by

making available supplies at reasonable prices with low cost

of intermediation. The price policy also seeks to evolve a

balanced and integrated price structure in the perspective

of the overall needs of the economy.

Towards this end, the Government announce Minimum

Support Prices (MSP) for major agricultural commodities each

year in both the Crop seasons after taking into account

the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural

Costs and Prices (CACP).

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

In the scheme for the procurement of Redgram in the

year of 2018-2019 as per the guidelines for Price Support

Scheme (PSS) issued by the Government of India, (Department

of Agriculture and Cooperation) the notifi cation regarding

Crop calendar and harvesting period of Redgram in the

State of Tamil Nadu is to be required as part of proposal.

Therefore, the Government of Tamil Nadu is willing to

implement the Price Support Scheme (PSS) and its operation

in Tamil Nadu and accordingly declare the following details:

1.

Crop

:

Red gram

2.

Commodity to be notifi ed

:

Red gram

3.

Crop calendar year

:

Throughout the year

4.

Harvesting period

:

January to March

5

Commencement of arrival

:

First week of January 2019

6.

Peak arrival period

:

1st February 2019 to 15th March 2019

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Expected Quantity

:

10000 MT

8

Proposed duration of the scheme

:

15.1.2019 to 14.4.2019

9.

Details of Red gram Production in Tamil Nadu

(a) Area

:

52530 ha (as per 2017-18 fourth Adv. Estimate)

(b) Area Expected

35000 Ha

(c) Expected production

:

40670 MT

(d) Average yield

:

1162 Kgs / ha

(e) Ruling market price

:

Rs.40 to Rs.45 per Kg of Red gram

(f) Major growing districts

:

Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Theni, Madurai and Erode.

GAGANDEEP SINGH BEDI,

Agricultural Production Commissioner and

Principal Secretary to Government.