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
TAMIL NADU
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
©
[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.
GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.
2021
[Price: Re. 0.80 Paise.
Ex-II-1—(190)
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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, ðƒ°Q 18, ꣘õK, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´&2052.]
No. II(1)/AG/6(a)/2021.
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
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.
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: