AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT


	TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY EXTRAORDINARY

No. 114] CHENNAI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2022 Maasi 6, Pilava, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2053

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 BLACKGRAM IN THE

STATE OF TAMIL NADU.

[G.O. (2D). No. 13, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (AP4), 17th February 2022, மாசி 5, பிலவ, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2053.

Crop calendar and Harvesting period of Blackgram in the State of Tamil Nadu	A remunerative and stable price environment for Blackgram 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 Blackgram in the year of 2021-2022 Rabi season, as per the guidelines for Price Support Scheme (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 Blackgram 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 Blackgram in the State of Tamil Nadu

A remunerative and stable price environment for Blackgram 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 Blackgram in the year of 2021-2022 Rabi season, as per the guidelines for Price Support Scheme (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 Blackgram 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:-

[ 1 ] II-1 Ex. (114) 2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

NOTIFICATION FOR BLACKGRAM IN TAMIL NADU-RABI 2021-2022

1.	Crop	:	Blackgram
2.	Commodity to be notified	:	Blackgram
3.	Crop calendar year	:	Throughout the year
4.	Sowing Period		October to February
5.	Harvesting period for Rabi	:	January to May
6.	Commencement of arrival for Rabi	:	January
7.	Peak arrival period for Rabi	:	February to May
8.	Expected Quantity of Procurement	:	34,000 MT
9.	Proposed duration of the scheme	:	15.02.2022 to 15.05.2022– Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Dindigul, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Ariyalur, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Ranipettai, Theni, Karur, Chengalpattu, Tiruppur, Salem and Namakkal. 01.04.2022 to 29.06.2022 – Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Trichy and Pudukottai. (Delta Districts)
10.	Details of Blackgram Production for Rabi Season in Tamil Nadu
	(a) Area	:	3.60 LHa (as per 2020-21 Final Estimate)
	(b) Expected production	:	1.843 LMT
	(c) Average yield	:	517 Kg / ha
	(d) Ruling market price	:	Rs.57 to Rs.60 per Kg of Blackgram
	(e) Major Rabi Blackgram growing districts	:	Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Dindigul, Thiruvannamalai, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Ariyalur, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Ranipettai, Theni, Karur, Chengalpattu, Tiruppur, Salem, Namakkal, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Trichy and Pudukottai

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

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