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Ravi S Singh
New Delhi, May 3
Allaying apprehensions, the Centre has voice-amplified via its Union Ministers the supply of ample inventory of fertilisers than the anticipated demand for the present Kharif season. At the identical time, it cautioned states/UTs to take strict motion towards hoarders and profiteers.
This ought to deliver cheers to the farming group within the backdrop of issues of scarcity and attainable rise of fertilisers’ costs.
Co-chairing a joint assessment assembly on the scenario of fertilisers with agriculture ministers of the states and UTs, Union Minister for Chemical and FertilisersDr Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar yesterday homed in on authorities being cognisant, and on the persist with regard to farmers’ wants.
“Availability of fertilisers in the country is more than the expected demand. There is no need to create panic,” Madaviya informed the states within the assembly, which was held nearly.
“Strict action against diversion, hoarding and black marketing of fertilisers will be taken.”
The states should take a observe of fertilisers out there and wanted at every district degree and monitor the amount of fertilisers every farmer purchased to keep away from malpractice.
He suggested states to maintain offering farmers with ample and correct data concerning availability and “to not create either a panic situation or misinformation related to fertilizer stocks”.
Also, States ought to make farmers conscious of latest developments within the fertilizers market and alternate fertilizers and agriculture practices like use of nano urea, and natural farming must be promoted.
Mandaviya stated regardless of improve within the worldwide costs of Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) and its uncooked supplies, the federal government is offering a subsidy of Rs 2,501 per bag on DAP as a substitute of the prevailing subsidy of Rs 1,650 per bag which is a 50% improve during the last yr’s subsidy charges.
He additionally suggested states to undertake micro-planning of fertiliser motion inside the states strictly as per the requirement and do well timed unloading of rakes for higher utilization of the rolling inventory. States have been additionally suggested to do ample prepositioning of fertilizers particularly within the Co-operative Channel.
This yr, round 2.5 lakh crore subsidy might be given to farmers.
Speaking within the event, Tomar stated the federal government is dedicated to supply assist for agriculture, which is a precedence sector for it.
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