DLMC on Paddy procurement to be held at 12 noon on 4th February 2013

Next meeting of DLMC will be held on 4th February 2013 at 12 noon at DM Office Burdwan.

Here is the updated status in brief as on 31st Jan 2013 - Now, 76 Paddy purchase centres are functioning in Burdwan district in addition to paddy purchase by 393 rice mills. So far, 685 camps have been organised.

As per information received total paddy purchased so far is 1.8 lakhs MT.

• CMR and Levy rice received is 53926 MT in go downs of FCI and State, further 37449 MT enforcement certificates issued to Rice Mills and CMR agencies for the ready rice which is to be delivered.

• CMR agencies supplied 12985 MT rice against 32671 MT rice converted out of CMR Paddy and now they will be asked to expedite conversion and EC as conversion to rice is only 40 % of paddy purchased by agencies.
• Payment related issues with CMR agencies and FCI will also be discussed thoroughly so as to ensure regular and timely payments.
• Go down space is available and issues related to movement of rice will be discussed.
• Vigilance teams from district intensively visiting rice mills to enforce purchase from farmers at Rs 1250 per Quintal paddy and making payment through account payee cheques.
• Action initiated against few rice mills violating norms like false muster rolls with non existent farmers and payments not made to farmers as per norms. Block teams will now intensify vigil on rice mils.

• All rice mills told not to refuse paddy offered by farmers. It will again be reviewed tomorrow.
• Muster rolls of rice mills and PPCs are being verified physically at door steps to ensure that paddy purchase is done properly.
• This year, fixd location PPCs in large number is found to be very helpful and acceptable to farmers. Govt purchase officers/ agencies are making payments against delivered paddy on the spot after verifications.
• Paddy purchased is converted to rice and endeavour is taken to make payments of bills of rice mills/ CMR agencies immediately on delivery of rice to FCI/ State go downs.
• It is clearly directed that all Levy rice (Rice oout of Paddy purchased by rice mills directly) to be delivered to FCI go downs in order to move rice outside Burdwan district/ State for price stabilisation. CMR rice (against paddy purchased at PPCs/ Govt agencies) to be delivered to State as well as FCI go downs as per space management.