UP govt to purchase wheat directly from farmers under MSP
Uttar Pradesh authorities will purchase wheat directly from farmers from April 1 to June 15 under the Minimum Support Price Scheme. The wheat purchase will begin from April 1 on the fastened minimal help worth (MSP) of Rs 1,975 per quintal this 12 months, Uttar Pradesh Food Commissioner Manish Chauhan stated in an official assertion.
For promoting wheat, it is going to be obligatory for farmers to register on the web site of the Department of Food, which has been began. Farmers can register themselves on their very own or by cyber cafes and public comfort centres, he stated.
He stated a complete of 6,000 buying centres are proposed this 12 months, together with these of the Food Department and different buying companies, the place wheat will probably be procured from farmers. The buying centres will operated from 9 am to 6 pm.
For the comfort of farmers, on-line token system has been organized this 12 months under which farmers will probably be ready to get tokens for the sale of wheat on the buying centre as per their comfort, he stated, including that the geotagging of the purchase centres is being finished by the distant sensing software heart to assist farmers get the placement and tackle of the centres simply.
For making certain clear procurement, wheat procurement will probably be finished by ‘Electronic Point of Purchase’ and the ability of nominee has additionally been organized for the comfort of the farmers.
If a farmer is unable to come to the buying centre himself, he can nominate a member of his household. The nominated member could have to be talked about within the registration kind. Aadhaar authentication of the nominated member can even be finished, he added.
