CM Bhupesh Writes to Central Minister Piyush Goyal for Gunny Bags and MSP Problems
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel wrote a letter to Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal
According to the prior in principal agreement in the interest of the farmers of the state, in the Kharif marketing year 2020-21, the Food Corporation of India requested to provide permission for the procurement of 26 lakh metric tons of rice and 14 lakh metric tons of Arva rice soon.
Against the need of 3.50 lakh bales of new jute gunny bags, only 1.45 lakh bales of new jute gunny are agreed and till now only 1.05 lakh bales of new jute gunny bags are supplied to the state
There will be a problem in selling paddy at the minimum support price to the farmers of the state
Raipur, 27 December 2020
The Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel wrote a letter to the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal as per the prior principle agreement in the interest of the farmers of the state, in the Kharif marketing year 2020-21, the Food Corporation of India has 26 lakh metric tonnes of rice and 14 Lakh metric tons of Arva rice has been requested to provide permission for procurement soon.
Mr. Baghel has written in his letter that - after the custom milling of paddy to be procured in the Kharif marketing year 2020-21, in principle consent has been given by the Government of India to deposit 60 lakh metric tonnes of rice in the central pool, but the Government of India Due to lack of proper order from the level, FCI Rice is not able to accumulate.
In this context, the Government of India received 26 lakhs from the state of Chhattisgarh. Ton of rice and 14 lakhs. Ton Arva Rice F.C.I. A proposal has been sent for permission to deposit in There has been continuous discussion between the Government of India and the officials of the State of Chhattisgarh on this subject. Along with this, I have also requested for proper permission through letter and personal discussion on this subject. On which you have also been assured to issue an order soon, but till date, proper permission has not been received from the Government of India in this regard.
Mr. Baghel has said that I would like to inform you that in the Kharif marketing year 2020-21, the Government of India agreed to provide only 1.45 lakh bales of new jute gunny bags to the state against the requirement of 3.50 lakh bales of new jute gunny bags. So far, out of these, only 1.05 lakh bales of new jute gunny bags have been received by the state. You will agree that the state has received a much smaller amount of gunny bags than its actual requirement.
In such a situation, due to lack of order to deposit custom milling rice in Food Corporation of India, there has also been a shortage of gunny bags received from miller after milling. Due to which, despite adequate alternative efforts of the State Government, the situation of procurement of paddy at the minimum support price is affected and the situation of procurement is not completed in time.
This will cause problems to the farmers of the state in selling paddy at the minimum support price. Therefore, in the interest of the farmers of the state, it is requested that in accordance with the prior theoretical consent obtained from the Government of India, in the Kharif marketing year 2020-21, the Food Corporation of India will grant permission for the procurement of 26 lakh metric tons of rice and 14 lakh metric tons of Arva rice soon. To be done.