| TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY EXTRAORDINARY | ||
No.271] CHENNAI, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2020 Aani 25, 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
IMPLEMENTATION OF PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME (PSS) FOR PROCUREMENT OF BLACK GRAM IN TAMIL NADU.
[G.O.(D).No.118, Agriculture (AP4), 8th July 2020, ஆனி 24, சார்வரி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2051.] No. II(1)/AG/13(c)/2020.
| 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 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 Blackgram in the year of 2020 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 notifi cation 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 PROPOSAL FOR BLACK GRAM IN TAMIL NADU–KHARIF 2020
1. Crop
: Black gram
2. Commodity to be notifi ed : 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 2020
6. Peak arrival period for Kharif : July 2020 to September 2020
7 Expected Quantity of Procurement : 4000 MT
8 Proposed duration of the scheme : 15-07-2020 to 12-10-2020 – Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Cuddalore, Trichy, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Salem, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Villupuram, Pudukkottai, Nagapattinam and Virudhunagar Districts.
9. Details of Black gram Production (Kharif) season in Tamil Nadu:-
(a) Area
: 35,920 ha (as per 2019-20 Second Advance Estimate) (b) Expected Production : 32,690 MT
(c) Average yield : 910 (Kharif yield)
(d) Ruling market price : Rs.57 to Rs.65 per Kg of Black gram
(e) Major growing district.
: Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Cuddalore, Trichy, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Salem, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Villupuram, Pudukkottai, Nagapattinam and Virudhunagar Districts.
GAGANDEEP SINGH BEDI,