The Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare (FS&CW) Department of Odisha said on Tuesday, in a way to ensure the Minimum Support Price (MSP) goes only to the authorised people and paddy is procured only from registered farmers asks the eight bordering districts to prevent entry of paddy from Chhattisgarh into the state. Additional Secretary FS&CW, Bijay Kumar Prusty has instructed the 8 border district Collectors, Bargarh, Sambalpur, Balangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh and Nabarangpur districts about this matter.
In his letter, Prusty stated that "There is a possibility that some unscrupulous traders or persons will try to push paddy procured from Chhattisgarh into the procurement system in the border district of Odisha." Additional secretary suggested the administration should keep an eye on the borders to ensure that unauthorised paddy sourced from the neighbouring states does not enter the premises of procuring societies and groups in these border districts.
Prusty also asked collectors to make sure that paddy procurement takes place only through registered farmers, authorised societies and groups. The Odisha government has started Kharif paddy procurement in the state on the MSP fixed by the central government and it will continue till September 30, 2021.
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