Finally, the attempts to make farmers sale their vegetables at lower rates failed at Purbasthali due to sustained and sincere efforts of administration and real farmers realised the vested interests of a section of adatdars/ commission agents.

After the incidents of road blockade prompted by instigation, strong administrative actions were initiated by Police and correct market information gathered by administration to convince the farmers to sale their produce in nearby markets. As all willing farmers could easily sale their vegetables at reasonable prices in the nearby markets, they could realise that information disseminated by Kalekhantala market agents that traders are not coming from outside district to buy vegetables is not only false but mischievious. Now, normalcy is expected in day to day operations of this market. Simultaneously, local market committee has arranged collection of all vegetables by traders of Asansol, Durgapur and Raniganj directly. Intervention of adminstration for price stabilisation will continue.

Rs 19 Crores released for 470 class rooms in Burdwan

One Urdu School reportedly running classes in thatchet house due to poor infratstructure as reported in local media. Recently, district authority completed DISE of all schools and decided to release Additional Class Room based strictly on DISE and criteria of one class room for each 35 students. Released Rs 19 crores today and total Rs 30 crores this year for ACRs each @ Rs 4.04 lakhs. Hope theat Urdu school will get adequate infrastructure now.

Price rise of vegetables - how administrative action yielded results

There has been sudden rise in price of vegetables in the markets in the last few weeks. Rates of green chillies, potato, seasonal vegetables increased very high forcing administration to intervene. Three days enforcements in 30 odd major markets of Burdwan district has been quite successful and effective in lowering down the rates of potato from 16 to 12-13 rupees per kg, green chilies from Rs 150-160 per kg to 80-90 per kg, seasonal vegetables from Rs 40 per kg to Rs 20-25 per kg and rates of fishes, food grains are also reduced. Teams of food, police, agricultural marketing department under the leadership of Sdos/ Bdos conducted massive raids/ visits and could act effectively against hoarders, wholesalers and traders creating artificial supply shortage and speculation on prices. Take the example of potato. Jamalpur, Memari, Kalna and parts of Burdwan1 blocks are major producers and supplier of potato in Kolkata and other districts of West Bengal, besides Arambagh. There are Adatdars at Memari, Sure Kalna and Jamalpur who decides the wholesale rates of potato applicable to all tradings. The rate was Rs 1300 per quintal till Saturday, that could be lowered down to Rs 1180 to Rs 1220 per quintal in last three days after strong administrative interventions. It is hoped that the rates will further fall. Daily stock and release of potato from cold storages is being monitored to keep steady flow of potato to markets. Today, district dispatched more than 25 trucks potato to Kolkata markets and it is reported that rates reduced by Rs 2 per kg. Similarly, green chillies in stock could be released in the markets after raids at stocks of wholesalers and now increased supply from hoardings has lowered down the price drastically. In general, common people are relieved and supportive of affirmative action of Govt. Enforcements will continue.

Burdwan NREGA updates as on 31st July 2012

After performing the best in 2011-12 financial year under MGNREGA, Burdwan is contnuing good progress in both expenditure and man days cretaion in first quarter of 2012-13. As per the preliminary reports as on 31st July 2012, the district spent Rs 220 crores creating man days of 124 lakhs. We could add Rs 62 crores in last month itself whereas the man days added by 32 lakhs


Monthly expenditure in April was Rs.45.92 crores, that increased to Rs. 49.48 crores in May and Rs. 61.91 crores in June 2012. Similarly, monthly man days creation was 25.03 lakhs in April, 29.67 lakhs in May and 36.22 lakhs in June 2012. In first three months Burdwan district spent Rs 158 crores which is the record expenditure in first quarter of any financial year since inception. 


Last year, district crossed RS 100 crores only in November and man days of 90 lakhs crossed in December 2012.
In last six months, district could generate man days of 200 lakhs which is highest in the country and record for Burdwan district itself. Expenditure during last six months is Rs. 375 crores.