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CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018
Karthigai 26, 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.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
TAMIL NADU
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.
GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.
2018
[Price: Re. 0.80 Paise.
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Ex-II-1(401)
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
IMPLEMENTATION OF PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME(PSS) FOR PROCUREMENT OF GREEN GRAM IN TAMIL NADU
[G.O.(D).No. 301, Agriculture (Ap-4), 10th December 2018, 裘ˆF¬è 24, M÷‹H, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´-2049.]
No. II(1)/AG/27(e)/2018.
Crop calendar and
Harvesting period
of Green Gram in
the State of
Tamil Nadu
A remunerative and stable price environment for Green Gram 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 announces 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).
In the scheme for the procurement of Green Gram during Rabi 2018-2019, as per the guidelines
for Price Support Scheme (PSS) (oilseeds, pulses & cotton), May, 2014 issued by the Government of
India, (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation) the notifi cation regarding Crop calendar and Harvesting
period of Green Gram in the State of Tamil Nadu is to be required as part of proposal.
Therefore, 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: