TAMIL NADU
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.
GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.
2022
[Price: Re. 0.80 Paise.
No. 114]
CHENNAI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Maasi 6, Pilava, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2053
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Part II—Section 1
Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the public
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT
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,
ñ£C 5, Ãyt, ÂUtŸSt® M©L-2053.
No. II(1)/AGFW/18(b)/2022.
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:-