| TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY EXTRAORDINARY | ||
No. 190] CHENNAI, THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 2021 Panguni 19, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2052
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. 68, Agriculture (H2), 31st March 2021, பங்குனி 18, சார்வரி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு&2052.] No. II(1)/AG/6(a)/2021.
A remunerative and stable price environment for Coconut growers / farmers is very important Crop calendar and
Harvesting period for increasing Coconut production and productivity. The market price for Copra many times of Coconut in the
tends to be unstable and volatile resulting in undue losses to the growers / farmers as well as State of Tamil Nadu
discourages 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 2021, as per the guidelines of Government of India (Department of Agriculture and Co-operation), the notifi cation regarding Crop calendar and harvesting period of Coconut in Tamil Nadu is to be required as a part of the proposal.
2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARYNotification proposal for procurement of Copra in Tamil Nadu for Copra Season 2021
| 1 | Crop | Coconut | |
| 2 | Commodity to be notifi ed | Copra | |
| 3 | Crop Calendar year | Throughout the year | |
| 4 | Harvesting period | Throughout the year | |
| 5 | Commencement of Arrival | April | |
| 6 | Peak arrival period | April - September | |
| 7 | Details of Coconut and Copra Production | ||
| (a) | Coconut area | 4.97 lakh Hectare (as per estimates of 2019-20) | |
| (b) | Expected Coconut production | 50,663 lakh nuts | |
| (c) | Average yield per Hectare | 8,519 nuts per Ha | |
| (d) | Expected Copra production | 2,21,000 Metric Tonne | |
| (e) | Expected quantity of procurement | Total of 51,000 Metric Tonne a. Milling Copra-50,000 Metric Tonne b. Ball Copra-1,000 Metric Tonne | |
| (f) | Ruling market price | Rs.130.00-Rs.135.00 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 Principal Secretary to Government.