| TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY EXTRAORDINARY | ||
No. 264] CHENNAI, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2023 Aani 26, Sobakiruthu, 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 GOVERNMENT
AGRICULTURE - FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT
IMPLEMENTATION OF PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME (PSS) - PROCUREMENT OF BALCK GRAM THROUGH NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING FEDERATION OF INDIA (NAFED) LTD DURING KHARIF 2023-2024.
[G.O.(2D) No.144, Agriculture - Farmers Welfare (AP4), 10th July 2023, ஆனி 25, சோபகிருது, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2054.] No. II(1)/AFW/20(f)/2023
| Crop calendar and Harvesting period of Black gram in the State of Tamil Nadu | A remunerative and stable price environment for Black 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 Black gram in the year of 2023-2024 kharif season as per the Amended guidelines for Price Support Scheme (PSS) (Pulses, Oil Seeds & Copra) October 2018 issued by the Government of India, (Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare), the notification regarding Crop calendar and harvesting period of Black 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:- |
NOTIFICATION FOR BLACK GRAM IN TAMIL NADU – KHARIF 2023-2024
| 1. | Crop | : | Black gram |
| 2. | Commodity to be notified | : | Black gram |
| 3. | Crop calendar year | : | Throughout the year |
| 4. | Sowing Period | : | April –August |
| 5. | Harvesting period for Kharif | : | July - October |
| 6. | Commencement of arrival for Kharif | : | 2nd week of July 2023 |
| 7. | Peak arrival period for Kharif | : | July 2023 to September 2023 |
| 8. | Expected Quantity of Procurement | : | 7,400 MT |
| 9. | Proposed duration of the scheme | : | 15.07.2023 to 12.10.2023 – Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Tiruchirapalli, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Salem, Thiruvannamalai, Vellore, Villupuram, Pudukottai, Ranipet, Thirupathur and Madurai districts |
| 10. | Details of Black gram Production for Kharif Season in Tamil Nadu | ||
| a) Sowing Area | : | 33,060 Ha (Third advance Estimate 2022-23) | |
| b) Expected production | : | 29,710 MT (Third advance Estimate 2022-23) | |
| c) Average yield | : | 899 Kg/Ha (Third advance Estimate 2022-23) | |
| d) Ruling market price | : | Rs.66 to Rs.73 per Kg of Black gram | |
| e) Minimum Support price | : | for 2023-2024 Rs.6950/- per quintal. | |
| f) Major Kharif Black gram growing districts | : | Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, Tiruchirapalli, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Salem, Thiruvannamalai, Vellore, Villupuram, Pudukottai, Ranipet, Thirupathur and Madurai districts |
C. SAMAYAMOORTHY, Agricultural Production Commissioner