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

No.400] CHENNAI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2019 Aippasi 5, 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 RED GRAM IN TAMIL NADU [G.O. Ms. No. 244, Agriculture (AP-4) 21st October 2019, ஐப்பசி 4, விகாரி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2050.] No. II(1)/AG/18(h)/2019.

Crop calendar and Harvesting period of Red gram 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 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 Redgram in the year of 2019-20 Rabi season as per the guidelines for PSS (Oil Seeds, Pulses and Cotton) May 2014 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.

NOTIFICATION FOR RED GRAM IN TAMIL NADU–RABI 2019

1. Crop

: Red gram

2. Commodity to be notifi ed : Red gram

3. Crop calendar year

: May to January

4. Harvesting period

: December to March

5 Commencement of arrival for Rabi

: 2nd week of December 2019

6. Peak arrival period for Rabi

: 1st January 2020 to 15th March 2020

7 Expected Quantity of Procurement

: 5000 MT

8 Proposed duration of the scheme : 15.12.2019 to 14.3.2020 – Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri,

Salem, Theni, Madurai and Erode Districts.

9. Details of Red gram Production for Rabi season in Tamil Nadu

(a) Area

: 49230 ha (as per 2017-18 fi nal Advance Estimate) (b) Area Expected

: 30000 Ha

(c) Expected Production : 29910 MT

(d) Average yield

: 997 Kgs/ha

(e) Ruling market price : Rs.40 to Rs.45 per Kg of Red gram

(f) Major growing district in the present season : Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem, Theni, Madurai

and Erode Districts.

GAGANDEEP SINGH BEDI,

Agricultural Production Commissioner

and Principal Secretary to Government.