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CHENNAI, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2021
Aadi 15, Pilava, 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.
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AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS’ WELFARE DEPARTMENT
IMPLEMENTATION OF PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME (PSS) FOR PROCUREMENT OF BLACK GRAM IN TAMIL NADU
G.O.(2D) No. 133, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (AP 4), 30th July 2021,
Ý® 14, Hôõ, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´&2052.]
No. II(1)/AGFW/19(b)/2021.
Crop calendar and Harvesting period of
Black gram in the State of Tamil Nadu
A remunerative and stable price environment for Black gram 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 Black gram in the year of 2021 Kharif
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
Black gram 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:-