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April 11th,2020
Topics:- Efforts made to support farmers during the lockdown.
What is the news?
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DCs authorised to declare new Mandis for procurement.
Cabinet actions:-
- The Cabinet noted that the standard operating procedure (SOP) on procurement of wheat should be widely circulated and publicised so that all protocols, including the provision of sanitisers and handwashing arrangements, could be strictly complied with.
- The Cabinet was informed that while 73 per cent of the state’s requirement for gunny bales had been met, the remaining (7.2 lakh bales) would be met with PP bags if the West Bengal government did not start production on time. As of now, West Bengal has only resumed transportation of 27,000 bales.
- ACS (Development) Vishwajit Khanna said rules had been amended to make payments to farmers through arhtiyas instead of direct bank transfer that was to be introduced this year.
Preventive measure:-
- Centre had fixed the MSP of wheat at Rs 1,925 per quintal for the current RMS. A farmer will be entitled to take multiple coupons each day or on different days, depending on space to avoid the rush in the mandis. About 27 lakh coupons will be issued. Farmers will be allowed to bring one trolley having 50 quintals of wheat.
(Source:-The Tribune)
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