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

No.288] 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 BlacK GraM iN TaMil Nadu [G.O. Ms. No. 133, Agriculture (AP-4),3rd July 2019, ஆனி 18, விகாரி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2050.] No. II(1)/ag/10(h)/2019.

crop calendar and harvesting period of Blackgram in the state of Tamil Nadu

a remunerative and stable price environment for Blackgram 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 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 Blackgram in the year of 2019 Kharif season as per the guidelines for Price support scheme (Oil seeds, Pulses and cotton) May 2014 issued by the Government of India, (Department of Agriculture and Cooperation), the notification regarding crop calendar and harvesting period of Blackgram 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:

NOTIFICATION FOR BLACK GRAM IN TAMIL NADU–KHARIF 2019

1. crop

: Black gram

2. Commodity to be notified : Black gram

3. crop calendar year

: Throughout the year

4. harvesting period

: Throughout the year

5 commencement of arrival for Kharif : 2nd week of July 2019

6. Peak arrival period for Kharif

: July 2019 to september 2019

7 expected Quantity of Procurement

: 9000 MT

8 Proposed duration of the scheme : 15.7.2019 to 12.10.2019 – Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Thanjavur,

Tiruvarur, cuddalore, Trichy, dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, salem, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Villupuram, Pudukottai, Nagapattinam and Virudunagar districts.

9. details of Black gram Production for kharif season in Tamil Nadu

(a) area : 62500 ha (as per 2017-18 Fourth advance estimate report) (b) expected Production : 0.5173 lakh MT

(c) average yield : 828 Kg/ha

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

: Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, Thanjavur, cuddalore, Trichy, (e) Major growing districts in the present season

dharmapuri, Tiruvarur, Pudukottai, Nagapattinam, Tiruvannamalai, Krishnagiri, salem, Vellore, Villupuram and Virudunagar districts.

GaGaNdeeP siNGh Bedi,

Agricultural Production Commissioner

and Principal Secretary to Government.