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PADDY PROCUREMENT IN 60 BLOCKS FROM DEC 1
Tuesday, 25 November 2014 | PNS | BALANGIR |
in Bhubaneswar
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Paddy Procurement Automation
System (PPAS) would be introduced in 527 Primary Agriculture Cooperative
Societies (PACS) in 60 blocks across 24 districts of the State from December 1
in order to maintain transparency in paddy procurements, official sources said
here.
The PPAS system has been designed by the
Odisha Modernising Economy Governance Administration (OMEGA) with the supported
of the Department of International Development (DFID).
“Under the system, paddy
procurement transactions will be recorded online and quick payments will
be made to the concerned farmers. There will be no discrepancies and delay in
payment,” explained an official, adding that 60 blocks were selected as they
contribute around 60 per cent of total paddy procured in the State.
The official further informed that the genuine
farmers and their surplus paddy would be identified and information about them
would be displayed in the website.
The PACS selected for PPAS include 45 PACS in
four blocks of Balangir district. They are Patanagarh, Bolangir, Puintala and
Balangir.
“We have told the selected PACS to arrange and
keep ready a computer with printer, internet system and an inverter and send
the details to the State Government,” an OMEGA official said.
Irregular electricity supply in rural areas
might be a problem for smooth functioning of the system, apprehended some
locals here. The State has since long been in need of such a system to benifit
farmers and traders alike for more efficiency.
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