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Govt to procure Kashmiri apples, pay farmers via DBT
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SME Times News Bureau | 10 Sep, 2019
After abrogation of Article 370 of the constitution, one of the primary
plans of the Modi government has been to ensure that the apple produces
in the Kashmir Valley are bought and right prices are paid to win the
hearts of the locals, as earlier reported by IANS.
Now, more graphic details emerging show how the government will go about it.
Not
only has the Government of India announced procurement of apples
produced in Jammu and Kashmir during the current season of 2019, but
NAFED will complete the entire process of procurement through designated
State Government Agencies by December 15.
The government has
decided that procurement will be made directly from genuine apple
growers, to ensure that there is no middlemen involved taking a
commission.
Moreover, to ensure total transparency and zero
corruption, the State Government will process payment directly to the
bank account of the apple grower through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
Normally,
the best qualities of apples are sought after and in many cases
inferior produce are left non-procured. But the government has decided
that all categories of apples be it of A, B and C category, will be
procured.
What's more? No discrimination among districts. Apples
will be made and from all the apple producing districts in Jammu and
Kashmir as well as designated mandis in Sopore, Shopian and Srinagar.
Fair
prices for various categories will be fixed by the Price Committee that
includes a member from the National Horticulture Board, says the
government.
Earlier, IANS reported, the government plans to buy
them in bumper price to appease Kashmiris. During segregation, a Quality
Committee will ensure proper grading of varieties of apples.
The Chief Secretary will be responsible for implementation and coordination committee at the State level.
The
Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Home Affairs and other Central
agencies will oversee "smooth implementation of the scheme", says the
government.
It was IANS who first reported that government plans
to procure apples this year in bumper prices as part of its
multi-pronged approach to win over the hearts and minds of Kashmiris
post the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5.
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