The 14-quintal requirement has been lifted... Now, the CCI will purchase cotton based on farmers' production.
There's news of relief for cotton-producing farmers. The Cotton Corporation of India Limited (CCI) has changed its cotton procurement policy in the district. Until now, cotton was being purchased at the minimum support price of 14.01 quintals per hectare. Farmers producing more than this amount were forced to sell the remaining cotton in the open market at throwaway prices.
Bhaskar prominently published the story in its October 26th issue, highlighting the negligence of responsible officials. Following this, the government has ordered the CCI to purchase cotton based on farmers' actual production. SS Rajput, DDA, Agriculture Department, stated that production certificates will be issued by the respective area's agriculture officer. On Tuesday, certificates were issued to Dinesh Patel at the Khargone center, Rekha Shah at the Barwah center, and Kavita Shah at the Barwah center, and their cotton was purchased. The respective area's agriculture officer will issue certificates at the cotton procurement center. Now, this change has been implemented in the interest of farmers, allowing them to sell their cotton at the correct price based on their production.
Slots will be booked from Monday to Friday. These days, due to the wedding season and farmers busy with sowing, the slots for the entire week are being booked in a few minutes. This is causing inconvenience to the remaining farmers. In such a situation, now slots will be booked from 10.30 am from Monday to Friday. The slot will be available on the same day the next week after the day on which the farmer books the slot. The Mandi Committee has appealed to the farmers that if for some reason they are unable to bring cotton on the booked day, then they should cancel the slot so that others get the opportunity.
