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.
2024
[Price: Re. 0.80 Paise.
No. 283]
CHENNAI, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Aavani 20, Kurothi, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2055
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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 - FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT
IMPLEMENTATION OF PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME (PSS) - PROCUREMENT OF BLACK GRAM THROUGH
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING FEDERATION OF INDIA (NAFED) LTD DURING
KHARIF 2024-2025.
[G.O. (2D) No.148, Agriculture - Farmers Welfare (AP4), 5th September 2024,
ஆவணி 20, குரோதி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு 2055.]
No. II(1)/AGFW/19(g)/2024.
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 2024-2025 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 & 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:-