Raipur, 11 February 2022. Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain today purchased paddy from Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan on support price in the Kharif year 2021-22, lifting of paddy for milling and other important subjects including depositing rice in Food Corporation of India and Civil Supplies Corporation. Discussed with all the collectors through video conferencing. He has asked the paddy procurement centers to complete 100% paddy lifting by March 15. He said that as of today 30 lakh tonnes of paddy is available in the societies. For milling, the paddy will be lifted directly from the committees by the millers. The remaining paddy will be kept safe in the collection centres. During this period, Shri Jain has given instructions to conduct physical verification of the paddy purchased in the committees, the paddy raised for milling and the remaining paddy every week. This process of physical verification will continue till the end of paddy lifting. During this sudden rain, Instructions have been given to make elaborate security arrangements to avoid rat and other types of accidents. After milling, the target of depositing 30 thousand metric tonnes of rice per day in the Food Civil Supplies Corporation has been asked to continue. After the purchase of paddy, after discussing with five percent farmers who get more and less sale amount in each district, they have been asked to encourage them to produce crops other than paddy.
In the remaining period of the financial year 2021-22, instructions have been given to make efforts to get maximum revenue from the registration of land. In order to increase the revenue through registration, various types of exemptions are being given by the state government to the buyers of the land till March 31, 2022. It has been asked to give wide publicity and conduct the process of registration smoothly. By marking the nominated settlements of urban areas and their investment areas, it has been asked to compile the information of land registry and revenue received from them in the last three years. After the formation of Rajiv Mitan Club, activities can be determined on a local basis for the active role of these clubs. Along with this, their role can be determined in the implementation of various campaigns of the state government.
Giving information about the process of simplification of felling of trees of natural growing and commercial production on private land, the Chief Secretary has said that notification regarding this will be published soon. After this, instructions have been given from each tehsil to get one case of felling of trees on private land abrogated. Through this, farmers will be encouraged to take advantage of the Chief Minister’s Tree Plantation Scheme. Instructions have been given to establish a C-mart in the commercial zone in the heart of the city in each district for the sale of various materials being manufactured locally. In the meeting, it has been asked to expedite the construction of individual household toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission. Under the Jal Jeevan Mission, all the Anganwadis, schools, health centers in the district, It has been asked to expedite the work of arrangement of drinking water in ashram-shalas and habitations. People who have taken the first dose of Kovid vaccination have been asked to conduct an awareness campaign to take the second dose. Innovations have been called for at the local level to vaccinate the survivors of vaccination.
In the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary Home Shri Subrata Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary Panchayat and Rural Development Smt. Renu Ji Pillay, Principal Secretary Village Industries Dr. Alok Shukla, Secretary Food Shri Topeshwar Verma, Secretary Sports and Youth Welfare and Revenue Shri N.N. Ekka, Secretary Home Shri Dhananjay Devangan, Managing Director Civil Supplies Corporation Shri Niranjan Das, Managing Director Markfed Ms. Kiran Kaushal and senior departmental officers were present.
Raipur: Instructions to complete the lifting of paddy from paddy procurement centers by March 15
