Tag: Kotba

  • Collector took a meeting of officials regarding the purchase of paddy

    Collector Shri Mahadev Kavre today took a review meeting of the officers of the Department of Fertilizers, Cooperatives, Marketing Department in connection with the lifting of gunny bags purchased in his room. He said that there should not be any problem in selling paddy to the farmers in the Paddy Procurement Center, take special care of it and the Millers have instructed to purchase paddy from the farmers by providing fair price shops and gunny bags through the committee. He has directed to pay special attention to the Paddy Procurement Center of Pathalgaon Development Block, Ganjhiyadih, Jamjhor, Kotba. In addition, the nodal officers of the concerned paddy procurement center have also been asked to regularly monitor the centers. He has asked the RES department to seriously undertake the construction of platform in Boki, Ara. It is instructed not to take any kind of negligence. On this occasion, Chief Executive Officer of District Panchayat Mr. KS Mandavi, Additional Collector Mr. IL Thakur, District Food Officer Mr. GS Kanwar, Cooperatives, Marketing, RES, officers of urban bodies were present.
    It is worth mentioning that for the marketing year 2020-21, 22392 farmers have been registered in the district for purchasing paddy, whose registered area is 44567 hectares. Two and a half times farmers have registered for selling paddy in the district as compared to last year. So far, 12013 farmers have sold about 62735 mitric paddy in the society. This year 5 new procurement centers have been started in the district.