AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS' WELFARE DEPARTMENT


	TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY EXTRAORDINARY

No. 517] CHENNAI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2021 Aippasi 12, 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

IMPLEMENTATION OF PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME (PSS) FOR PROCUREMENT OF RED GRAM IN

THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU.

[G.O. Ms. No. 170, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (AP4), 28th October 2021,

ஐப்பசி 11, பிலவ, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2052.]

No. II(1)/AGFWI(23K)/2021.

Crop calendar and Harvesting period of Redgram in the State of Tamil Nadu	A remunerative and stable price environment for Red 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 Red 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 Co-operation), the notification regarding Crop calendar and harvesting period of Red 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:

Crop calendar and Harvesting period of Redgram in the State of Tamil Nadu

A remunerative and stable price environment for Red 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 Red 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 Co-operation), the notification regarding Crop calendar and harvesting period of Red 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:

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NOTIFICATION FOR RED GRAM IN TAMIL NADU–KHARIF 2021

1.	Crop	:	Red gram
2.	Commodity to be notified	:	Red gram
3.	Crop calendar year	:	May to January 2022
4.	Sowing period	:	May 2021 to September 2021
5.	Harvesting period	:	January to March 2022
6.	Commencement of arrival	:	1st Week of January 2022
7.	Peak arrival period	:	15th January 2022 to 15th March 2022
8.	Expected Quantity of Procurement	:	12,000 MT
9.	Proposed duration of the scheme	:	15.01.2022 to 15.3.2022
10.	Details of Red gram Production in Tamil Nadu.
	(a) Area	:	45,840 ha (As per 2020-21 Fourth Advance Estimate - Kharif area)
	(b) Expected Production	:	48,520 MT
	(c) Average yield	:	1059 Kg/ha
	(d) Ruling market price	:	Rs.58 to Rs.62 per Kg of Red gram
	(e) Major growing districts	:	Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Vellore, Thirupathur, Ranipettai, Thiruvannamalai, Salem, Theni, Erode, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Namakkal and Karur Districts.

C. SAMAYAMOORTHY, Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government.

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AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS' WELFARE DEPARTMENT - Implementation of price support Scheme (PSS) for Procurement of Red Gram In the State of Tamil Nadu.