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India : Rice procurement estimated 300 lakh tonnes during 2015-16
Publish Date : 01-Aug-2015
In a meeting of State Food Secretaries held here today procurement target for Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2015-16 has been finalised 300 lakh tonnes.
The meeting chaired by the Union Food Secretary, MS Vrinda Sarup reviewed arrangements for procurement of paddy and coarsegrains in producing States, particularly in decentralised procurement States and other non-traditional States to maximize procurement of paddy/ rice and coarsegrains during KMS 2015-16.
States have been asked to identify immediately areas with maximum paddy production and to open adequate purchase centers and deploy sufficient manpower. They have also been advised to make arrangements for publicizing MSP fixed, procurement centers opened through print and audio-visual media as well as through pamphlets in local languages.
State Governments have also been asked to prepare details of storage plan for the ensuing KMS and have an action plan to meet the deficit in storage requirements, if required. Regarding Packaging material, Food Secretaries were requested to place indents for purchase of jute bags in time to avoid last minute shortage of packaging material.
The States were also requested to furnish, on daily basis, the revenue district-wise procurement details of previous day for Online Procurement Monitoring System (OPMS). The FCI was directed to constitute joint teams with the State Governments to oversee the conduct of procurement operations and to attend specific complaints, problems etc.
