Haryana government today said it has made all arrangements for the procurement of 75 lakh metric tonne of wheat for Rabi marketing season 2016-17, starting from April.
"All arrangements for smooth procurement of wheat and other grains during the Rabi season-2016 have been made," a spokesman of Haryana Food and Supplies Department said here.
The procurement agencies have also made necessary arrangements for packing material for procurement of 75 lakh MT of wheat, he said.
This year, about 75 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of wheat is expected to arrive in the mandis. The Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat has been fixed at Rs 1,525 per quintal. As many as 379 mandis or purchase centres have been set up across the state.
The Food and Supplies Department and HAFED would purchase 33 per cent each of the wheat in the mandis.
Similarly, the Food Corporation of India and the Haryana Warehousing Corporation would purchase 12 per cent each, and the Haryana Agro Industries Corporation ten per cent of the total arrival of wheat.
Steps have been taken to ensure that mandis are equipped with such basic amenities as drinking water, electricity, pucca platforms, sheds and parking place. The mandis have been so spaced as to ensure that the farmers are not required to travel more than one km to sell their produce, the spokesman added.
The production of barley is likely to be about 1.5 lakh MT and about 10,000 MT of barley is likely to arrive in the mandis.
The MSP for barley has been fixed at Rs 1,225 per quintal. In the event market prices of barley fall below the MSP, the state procurement agencies would effect its purchase on MSP in the mandis allocated to them.
The spokesman said that the production of gram was likely to be about 1.05 lakh MT this year. Its MSP has been fixed at Rs 3,425 per quintal.
Since the trend has been that the market prices of gram generally rule higher than the MSP, the need to purchase at MSP may not arise. In case the market prices tend to fall below MSP, HAFED would make the purchases at MSP on behalf of NAFED.
The spokesman said that over and above the MSP, bonus of Rs 75 per quintal would also be payable on gram and mustard.
Similarly, in case the price of mustard falls below the MSP, which has been fixed at Rs 3,350 per quintal, HAFED would effect purchases on MSP on behalf of NAFED. The Managing Director of HAFED would issue necessary guidelines, allocation of mandis and specifications prescribed by the Central Government for the purchase of mustard to the district managers.
The procurement agencies would ensure that the farmers do not get a price lower than the MSP, and that they do not resort to any distress sale of their produce.
The spokesman said that the Food and Supplies Department would set up control rooms at the state and district headquarters well before the commencement of the season.
"All arrangements for smooth procurement of wheat and other grains during the Rabi season-2016 have been made," a spokesman of Haryana Food and Supplies Department said here.
The procurement agencies have also made necessary arrangements for packing material for procurement of 75 lakh MT of wheat, he said.
This year, about 75 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of wheat is expected to arrive in the mandis. The Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat has been fixed at Rs 1,525 per quintal. As many as 379 mandis or purchase centres have been set up across the state.
The Food and Supplies Department and HAFED would purchase 33 per cent each of the wheat in the mandis.
Similarly, the Food Corporation of India and the Haryana Warehousing Corporation would purchase 12 per cent each, and the Haryana Agro Industries Corporation ten per cent of the total arrival of wheat.
Steps have been taken to ensure that mandis are equipped with such basic amenities as drinking water, electricity, pucca platforms, sheds and parking place. The mandis have been so spaced as to ensure that the farmers are not required to travel more than one km to sell their produce, the spokesman added.
The production of barley is likely to be about 1.5 lakh MT and about 10,000 MT of barley is likely to arrive in the mandis.
The MSP for barley has been fixed at Rs 1,225 per quintal. In the event market prices of barley fall below the MSP, the state procurement agencies would effect its purchase on MSP in the mandis allocated to them.
The spokesman said that the production of gram was likely to be about 1.05 lakh MT this year. Its MSP has been fixed at Rs 3,425 per quintal.
Since the trend has been that the market prices of gram generally rule higher than the MSP, the need to purchase at MSP may not arise. In case the market prices tend to fall below MSP, HAFED would make the purchases at MSP on behalf of NAFED.
The spokesman said that over and above the MSP, bonus of Rs 75 per quintal would also be payable on gram and mustard.
Similarly, in case the price of mustard falls below the MSP, which has been fixed at Rs 3,350 per quintal, HAFED would effect purchases on MSP on behalf of NAFED. The Managing Director of HAFED would issue necessary guidelines, allocation of mandis and specifications prescribed by the Central Government for the purchase of mustard to the district managers.
The procurement agencies would ensure that the farmers do not get a price lower than the MSP, and that they do not resort to any distress sale of their produce.
The spokesman said that the Food and Supplies Department would set up control rooms at the state and district headquarters well before the commencement of the season.