Krishi Melas at blocks and Sub divisions - special counters for credit investment subsidy

West Bengal Govt is organising Krishi Mela at Agricultural blocks and Sub divisions between 12-13th January at blocks and 15th-16th at Sub divisions. Applications of farm implements and one time pump set electrification are being processed on the special counters.We disbursed subsidy to 150 farmers on 10th January 2013 at Public function.

Some clarifications :-

• All farmers having active KCC and getting bank loan through KCC for power tiller, tractor, reapers, zero tillage, pump set up to 5 HP can claim the credit investment from the Block Agriculture Officers. Funds of the Govt shall be credited to Bank disbursing loan for the farm implements.
• One Time Electrification of Pump set service connection charge @ Rs 8000 per connection to be paid to WBSEDCL directly against quotation.
• WBSEDCL can claim only Rs 8000 per connection irrespective of number of poles, transformer etc as per the agreement with Agriculture department.
• Similarly, in cases where cost involved is below Rs 8000 per connection, they will get full Rs 8000.
• Farm implement subsidy can be claimed against bank loan sanction using KCC and to be credited to Bank directly on disbursement of loan.
• No cash payment to beneficiary is allowed.
• Those not having KCC may apply at ADO office.
• List of beneficiaries and amount of loan, subsidy etc to be placed in public domain for transparency.

Further details on norms are available at http://teamburdwan.blogspot.in/2012/12/credit-investment-subsidy-to-kcc.html

Rs 34 crores for 14747 houses, 2nd installment released in Burdwan

IAY is the most important Rural Housing Scheme for BPL families in Rural areas which provides pucca house @ Rs 45000 per house plus sanitary latrines @ Rs 3200 from Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan. In 2010-11 and 2011-12 years we constructed 25838 houses in 31 blocks.

• This year we sanctioned 14747 houses and released Rs 3193 lakhs in the beginning of 2012-13 financial year.
• Now, District got another Rs 34 crores as 2nd instalment as informed by Govt of India.
• 2nd instalment is released on utilisation of 60 % of the available funds. Burdwan got its full entitlement this year.
• Funds shall reach GPs in a week for disbursement to beneficiaries against ongoing house construction on production of photographs that work is started and completed up to plinth level.
• We have all blocks to do social audit of works and see that houses are constructed physically in all cases as per plan.

Well done Team Burdwan.

Direct Paddy Purchase Centres (PPCs) yielding good results in Burdwan- update

District Level Monitoring Committee (DLMC) to review Paddy procurement will be held at 4 pm at VC room where State Agencies, Rice mills, FCI and Food Officials have been asked to attend.
In continuation to earlier posts on the subject, direct PPCs model has been very effective in ensuring Minimum Support Price to farmers by price stabilisation and smooth paddy purchase operations.

• Review of agency wise progress to be held on 16th January 2013.
• As per the reports as on 14th January 2013, there are 64 PPCs functioning throughout district to purchase CMR paddy in addition to 300 plus rice mills purchasing levy paddy at MSP.
• 1.40 Lakhs MT paddy has been purchased so far.
• EC of rice offered for Levy to FCI for a quantity of 21224 MT, State Food Supply go downs 24300 MT, totalling 45524 MT has been issued.
• 11500 MT rice to FCI and 16000 MT rice to State Go Downs has been delivered. Rice mills to deliver the offered rice to FCI go downs first in order to facilitate movement of rice outside State by FCI once they are go downs are filled.
• Total 27500 MT rice is already collected in district go downs.
• District Controller has been advised to increase the vigil over rice mills and PPCs and ensure that paddy purchased is at MSP, from genuine farmers and payments by account payee cheque in favour of farmer are issued on the spot.

The strategy and approach this year has been refined and effective, particularly direct Purchase Officers at large number of PPCs issuing cheques to farmers directly.