STOP REDUCTION OF PADDY IN NAME OF FAQ’
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Members of the Balangir Zilla Krushak Surakshya
Sangathan led by its president Arun Mishra in a memorandum to the district
administration has demanded an end to deduction of paddy of farmers in the name
of Katni.
It has been a quite common affair in the mandis
(paddy procurement centres) operated by Primary Agriculture Cooperative Society
to deduct at least five kg of paddy per quintal of the farmers in the name of
Fair Average Quality (FAQ). In some mandis, the deduction per quintal is as
high as 10 kg to 15kg.
As a result farmers are facing loss and resorting
to distress sale of paddy.
In view of good paddy production this year in the
district, the limit of selling of 12 quintal paddy per acre should be raised to
14 quintal, demanded the Sangathan in the memorandum.
The district administration should take action
against those persons purchasing paddy from farmers below the declared minimum
support price (MSP), demanded the Sangathan further.
Moreover, the paddy procurement policy should be
decided at district level keeping in view of the crop cutting report of the
district.
The district administration should take necessary
steps to ensure work and livelihood for the poor labourers who couldn’t get
work due to effect of demonitisition in the forthcoming Rabi season. The Centre
should approve the demand of Odisha Government to declare the enhanced MSP for
paddy, demanded the memorandum.
Moreover, in the recent demonitisition process as
agricultural labourers, farmers and other unorganised sector labourers were
mostly affected, special compensatory measures be taken for them and the weekly
withdrawal limit from the banks should be raised to Rs 50,000, demanded the
Sangathan.
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