Chief Secretary Shri R.P. A meeting of the Department of Food and Cooperation was held at Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhavan here today under the chairmanship of the Board. Discussions were made in the meeting regarding smooth procurement in respect of paddy procurement starting from December 1. Shri Mandal has instructed to take all necessary action by setting a time of one week for setting up new centers for paddy procurement as per requirement. Instructions have also been given to construct platforms for paddy collection in all the paddy procurement centers of the state by the end of this month. Shri Mandal has specifically instructed to take necessary steps to control illegal transportation and illegal sale and purchase of paddy. By the end of this month, he has given instructions to departmental officers to make all the arrangements necessary for the purchase of paddy. The meeting was also discussed in relation to the Godhan Nyaya Yojana. In which instructions were given to complete the work on security of Gothan, arrangement of village offices, construction of Nadef tank etc. on priority basis.
Additional Chief Secretary Finance Department Shri Amitabh Jain, Secretary Food Department Dr. Kamalpreet Singh, Secretary Revenue Department Ms. Rita Shandilya, Secretary Cooperative Department Mr. R. Prasanna, Secretary Biotechnology Department, Dr. M. Geetha and other senior officials were present.
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Chief Secretary gave instructions to take action within a week
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Chhattisgarh with Andhra Pradesh in first place in increase in GST collection in big states
Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh jointly occupy the first position in terms of increase in GST collection in large states of the country.
According to the list released by the Union Finance Ministry, GST collection in Chhattisgarh has increased by 26% in October-2020 as compared to October-2019. A GST of Rs 404 crore has been received in October this year. GST worth Rs 1974 crore has been collected in the state in the month of October of the current financial year 2020-21.
Economic activities continued in the rural and forest areas during the entire lock-down in the state. Through the Kisan Nyay Yojana, 19 lakh farmers of the state have been receiving paddy sales at regular intervals. On the occasion of Rajyotsava, 1500 crore rupees have been added to the farmers’ account as its third installment. Earlier, two installments of Rs 1500–1500 crore have been transferred to the accounts of farmers. Through the Godhan Nyaya Yojana, about 40 crores have been given by purchasing cow dung from farmers and livestock farmers in Gowthan.