RELAXATION IN SPECIFICATIONS OF PADDY
PROCUREMENT NORMS IN ORISSA
Ministry of Food
has allowed certain relaxations in the specifications fixed for
paddy procurement in Orissa during the Maraketing Season, 2002-03.
Accordingly, the maximum limit in respect of damaged, discoloured
sprouted and weevilled grains will be allowed for procurement
up to five per cent against three per cent provided under uniform
specifications.
Stocks having up
to 5 per cent immature, shrunken and shrivelled grains also will
be procured by the procurement agencies as against three per cent
provided under uniform specifications.
Paddy under relaxed
specifications as above, will be procured with value cut of Rs.
22 per quintal for Common varieties of paddy and Rs. 23 per quintal
in respect of grade ‘A’ varieties of paddy. The relaxation will
be subject to the State Government utilizing the milled rice from
such paddy for PDS/welfare schemes. This has been done to reduce
hardship of farmers and to avoid distress sale of paddy.
