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CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2023

Thai 4, Subakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2054

Part II—Section 1

Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the public

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY THE 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.

2023

[Price: Re. 0.80 Paise.

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AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT

IMPLEMENTATION OF PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME (PSS) PROCUREMENT OF COPRA IN TAMIL NADU.

[G.O. Ms. No. 10, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (H2),18th January 2023, ¬î 4, ĀபÐĉĄ, F¼õœÀõ˜ ݇´&2054.]

No. II(1)/AFW/1(c)/2023.

Crop calendar and Harvesting

period of Coconut in the State

of Tamil Nadu

A remunerative and stable price environment for Coconut growers/farmers is

very important for increasing Coconut production and productivity. The market

price for Copra many times tends to be unstable and volatile resulting in undue

losses to the growers /farmers as well as discourages 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

overall perspective of the needs of the economy.

Towards this end, the Government announces Minimum Support Price (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 Copra in the year of 2023, as per the

guidelines of Government of India (Department of Agriculture and Co-operation),

the notifi cation regarding Crop calendar and harvesting period of Coconut in

Tamil Nadu is to be required as a part of the 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:

TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY

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Notifi cation proposal for procurement of Copra in Tamil Nadu for Copra Season 2023

1

Crop

:

Coconut

2

Commodity to be notifi ed

:

Copra

3

Crop Calendar year

:

Throughout the year

4

Harvesting period

:

Throughout the year

5

Commencement of Arrival

:

January

6

Peak arrival period

:

January to October

7

Details of Coconut and Copra production

(a)

Coconut area

:

4.449 lakh Hectare (Season and Crop Report-2020-21)

(b)

Expected Coconut production

:

51282 lakh nuts

(c)

Average yield per Hectare

:

11526 nuts per Ha

(d)

Expected Copra production

:

2,24,359 Metric Tonne

(e)

Expected quantity of

procurement

:

Total of 56,000 Metric Tonne

a. Milling Copra - 55,000 Metric Tonne

b. Ball Copra - 1,000 Metric Tonne

(f)

Ruling market price

:

Rs.82.34 per Kg of Copra

(g)

Major Coconut Growing districts

:

Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Thanjavur, Dindigul, Kanyakumari, Theni,

Erode, Krishnagiri, Salem, Tenkasi, Pudukottai, Thirupathur, Madurai,

Virudhunagar, Namakkal, Sivagangai, Vellore, Ramanathapuram, Karur,

Thoothukudi, Dharmapuri, Thiruvarur, Tirunelveli, Trichy, Nagapattinam

and Mayiladuthurai.

C. SAMAYAMOORTHY,

Agricultural Production Commissioner and

Secretary to Government.

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