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
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—(517)
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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.
[G.O. Ms. No. 170, Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare (AP4), 28th October 2021,
äŠðC 11, Ãyt, ÂUtŸSt® M©L-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: