Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary RP Mandal conducted sudden inspection of paddy procurement centres in marginalized areas of the state on Monday morning.
Mandal started inspection via helicopter at 8 am. He inspected paddy procurement centres in Chirchari of Ranandgaon district, Rengakhar of Kawardha district, Pandarbhatta of Mungeli district, Kota-Piparsarai-Bharai-Nevra of Bilaspur district, and Charpara of Jangir-Champa district.
Meanwhile, he took necessary information about the arrangements done at the paddy procurement centres for the convenience of farmers arriving to sell paddy.
He has appealed to farmers of the state to be assured of the fact that paddy is being procured from them at Rs 2500 per quintal and payment is being directly transefered into their bank accounts.
They should not get misled by any rumour and confidently sell their paddy at procurement centres, he told the farmers.
While inspecting the procurement process, Mandal checked the weights and the weighing scales and also the quality of paddy.
During the inspection, Mandal gave clear instructions to SDOs of Revenue Department, Food Officials, Tehsildars and committee managers to ensure that the farmers coming to sell their paddy should not face any inconvenience at the centre. He also gave instructions to continuously monitor the procurement process to avoid paddy procurement from middlemen and brokers. Strict action should be taken against the illegal transport of paddy from across the state borders.
Food Department Secretary Dr Kamalpreet Singh, Managing Director State Marketing Federation Shammi Abidi were also present during the inspection.
