AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT-IMPLEMENTATION OF PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME (PSS) FOR PROCUREMENT OF GREEN GRAM IN TAMIL NADU

No.287] cheNNai, Thursday, July 4, 2019 aani 19, Vikari, Thiruvalluvar aandu-2050

Part II—Section 1

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

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOtIfIcatIONS by gOverNmeNt

agrIcULtUre DePartmeNt

iMPleMeNTaTiON OF Price suPPOrT scheMe (Pss) FOr PrOcureMeNT OF GreeN GraM iN TaMil Nadu [G.O. Ms. No. 130, Agriculture (AP-4),3rd July 2019, ஆனி 18, விகாரி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2050.] No. II(1)/ag/10(g)/2019.

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 Price (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 Kharif 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 notification regarding Crop calendar and Harvesting period of Green Gram in the State of Tamil Nadu is to be required as a part of proposal.

NOtIfIcatION - KHarIf 2019 fOr greeN gram IN tamIL NaDU

1. crop

: Green gram

2. Commodity to be notified : Green gram

3. crop calendar year

: Throughout the year

4. harvesting period

: July – august 2019

5 commencement of arrival

: second week of July 2019

6. Peak arrival period

: First august 2019 to 15th september 2019

7 expected Quantity of Procurement : 3000 MT

8 Proposed duration of the scheme : 15.7.2019 to 12.10.2019 -

salem, Namakkal, Vellore and dharmapuri.

1.10.2019 to 28.12.2019 - Madurai

9. details of Green gram Production for Kharif season in Tamil Nadu

(a) area

: 29430 ha (as per 2017-18 Fourth advance estimate report) (b) Production : 0.1859 lakh MT

(c) average yield : 632 Kg/ha

(d) ruling market price : rs.50 to rs.55 per Kg of Green gram

(e) Major kharif growing districts for the : salem, Namakkal, Vellore, dharmapuri and Madurai.

present season

GaGaNdeeP siNGh Bedi,

Agricultural Production Commissioner

and Principal Secretary to Government.