| tamIL NaDU gOverNmeNt gaZette PUBLiShed By aUThORiTy eXtraOrDINary | ||
No. 215] cheNNai, SaTURday, May 30, 2020 Vaikasi 17, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar aandu–2051
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
iMPLeMeNT The PRice SUPPORT ScheMe (PSS ) FOR PROcUReMeNT OF cOPRa iN TaMiL NadU.
[G.O. Ms. No. 116, Agriculture (H2), 30th May 2020, வைகாசி 17, சார்வரி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு&2051.-] No. II(1)/ag/8(g)/2020.
crop calendar and harvesting period of coconut in the State of Tamil Nadu
a remunerative and stable price environment for coconut growers/farmers is very important for increasing coconut production and productivity. The market price for copra many times tends to be unstable and volatile resulting in undue losses to the growers / farmers as well as 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 overall perspective of the 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 copra in the year of 2020, as per the guidelines of Government of india (department of agriculture and co-operation) the notification regarding Crop calendar and harvesting period of Coconut in Tamil Nadu is to be required as a part of the 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:
2 tamil nadu government gazette extraordinary| Sl.No. | Particulars | Details | |
| 1 | crop | : | coconut |
| 2 | Commodity to be notified | : | copra |
| 3 | crop calendar year | : | Throughout the year |
| 4 | harvesting period | : | Throughout the year |
| 5 | commencement of arrival | : | June |
| 6 | Peak arrival period | June – November | |
| 7 | details of coconut and copra production | ||
| (a) | coconut area | : | 4.39 lakh hectare (as per Provisional estimates of 2018-19) |
| (b) | expected coconut production | : | 52,140 lakh nuts |
| (c) | average yield per hectare | : | 11560 nuts per ha |
| (d) | expected copra production | : | 2,28,000 Metric Tonne |
| (e) | expected quantity of procurement | 50,000 Metric Tonne | |
| (f) | Ruling market price | : | Rs.95.00 – Rs.-98.00 per Kg of copra |
| (g) | Major coconut Growing districts | : | coimbatore, Tiruppur, erode, Thanjavur, dindigul, Kanyakumari, Vellore, Salem, Krishnagiri, Pudukottai, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Namakkal, dharmapuri, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Ramanadhapuram, Sivagangai |
GaGaNdeeP SiNGh Bedi, Agricultural Production Commissioner and