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ANNEXURE.II

Job chart to the various Government officials in purchasing ofpaddy from the Farmers for the Minimum Support Price.

Pursuant to the orders issued by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.23,

consumer Affairs Food and civil supplies (cs-I) Department,

Dt.25.tt.20L4 and other Government Orders the following instructions

are prepared for the guidance of various Government officials to perform

their rolls effectively.

The paddy purchase operations pertaining to Rabi season under

KMS 20L4-L5 are to be commenced from this month i.e., April 2015.

The specifications of the Government in respect of Paddy purchase

Operations are reiterated in brief are as follows

I. MinimuF Quppo,rt Price (MSF):

Grade-A variety - Rs. t400/- per quintal.

Common variety - Rs. L360/- per quintal.

II. Soqcifications of Fair Averaog Quality Paddy:

S.No RefractionsMaximum

Limits (o/o)

1. Foreign matter

a) Inorganic 1.0

b) Organic 1.0

2. Damaged, discoloured, sprouted andweevilled grains 5.0

3. Immature, Shrunken and shriveledgrains 3.0

4. Admixture of lower class 6.0

5. Moisture content L7.0

III. Handlinq charoes:

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NoHandling Charges towarcts

To be borne by

whomHandling charges

1.Unloading of Paddy from

Trucks and heaping at PPCFa rmer Rs.15.28 per Qtl

2.

Handling of Paddy at PPC

i.e., Weighing, stitching &

staking and etc

Corporation Rs.4.72 per Qtl

IV. Sri B. Srinivas,

KMS 2014-15

follows.

Tadepalligudem is

and the approvecl

the TransDort contractor

transportation rates are

for

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SlabRate in (figures) per

MT

Up to 16 KM (Per MT) 322.OO

Above 16 KM (Per KM/MT) 3.90

V. The commissioner of Civil Supplies, AP, Hyderabad has provided a

website http://paddvprocurement'ao.gov.in/ for making online

payment to the farmers at the quickest possible time. Payments to

farmers will be done through online only.

In this connection, to ensure to provide Minimum Supporting Price

(MSP) to the farmers and make the success of Paddy Procurement

Operations, the following functions of various departments and Officials

are hereby communicated with a direction to follow the functions assignecl

to concerned strictly

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Departments involved and their brief functions:

Department Officer Main functions

Agriculture Joint Director ofAgriculture

Estimation of crop yield andidentification of locations where fromthe crop yield comes.

MarketingJointDirector/Assista ntDirector, Marketing

Printing of posters/pamphlets etc.Purchase of equipment like Moisturemeters, Weighing scales, Tarpaulinsetc., if necessary and positioning ofsuch equipment at PPCs andarrangement of godown space.

DRDAProject DirectorDRDA

Preparation of IKP groups for purchase

of paddy and involving of APMs inAccounts and Management at PPCs.

Co-operativeDistrict Co-operative Officer

Preparation of PACS authorities forpurchase of paddy and involving theDeputy Registrars and Deputy Co-

Operative officers for better functioningof PPCs at their Jurisdictions.

Civil Supplies

Dist. ManagerAPSCSCL

Arrangement of stationery/equipmentlike pokers, polythene covers etc.Appointment of paddy transportcontractor. Positioning of gunnies.

District SupplyOfficer

Appointment of staff at PPCS/

Designation of rice millers forattachment of PPCs/Monitoring ofCustom Milled Rice work.

Revenue RDOs/Tahsildars

Issue of wide publicity amongfarmers/identification of additionalspace at villages. Overall supervisionon the purchases made at PPCs and toavoid adverse criticism.

FCI Area Manager, FCI

Acceptance of CMR and Mill Levy asper rules and arrangement of adequatespace at FCI godowns for accepting theCMR.

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Functions of the Officials:

Joint Director, Aqriculture:

. To estimate the crop yield to be arrived from the farmers.

o To identify the locations for arrangement of Paddy Purchase Centers(PPCs) as per arrivals of the paddy with reference to paddy cropsown by the farmers.

. To create awareness about Quality among farmer's and throughfarmers' clubs regarding MSP rates contemplated by the

Government to get remunerative prices by the farmers and tomobilize them due to sell their paddy at PPCs.

o To entrust the quality supervision of paddy procured at PPCs to theAOs/AEOs in their jurisdiction, in order to avoid quality complaintsfrom the Rice Millers.

o To Provide Computers, Printers, UPS & Internet Connection at eachRMG operated Paddy Purchase Centers for Online Procurement.

Project Director, DRDA:

. To identify eminent and experienced V.OS/IKP groups centre-wisealong with sub-committee members as per locations identified by

the District Administration and keep ready them in all aspects forprocuring the paddy from the farmers.

r To impart relevant training to the IKP groups with the CRPs of otherdistrict s who have enough knowledge in procurement of paddy(Nalgonda/Warangal etc., districts)

. To arrange an exposure visits to the IKP groups, if necessary, inorder to create awareness or enthusiasm,

Preparation of specific job chartservices at optimum level.

To involve the APMs at PPCs forbetter management of accountsfa rme rs.

for IKP groups for utilizing their

smooth functioning of PPCs andand also prompt payments to

To Provide Computers, Printers, UPS & Internet Connection at eachVelugu Operated Paddy Purchase Center for Online Procurement.

District Co-operative Officeri

. To identify the eminent and experienced PACS Incharges as perlocations identified by the Joint Director of Agriculture and keepthem ready in all aspects for procurlng the paddy from the farmers.

. To impart relevant training to the identified PACS Incharges in co-ordination with the PD-DRDA.

. To prepare specific Job-Chart to the PACS incharges identified forprocurement for utilizing their services at optimum level.

. To involve the Deputy Registrars, Divisional Co-Operative Officers inorder to monitor the reporting and effective running of PPCS.

. To Provide Computers, Printers, UPS & internet Connection at eachPACS Operated Paddy Purchase Center for Online Procuremenr.

Joint/Assistant Director of Marketino:

. To arrange printing of publicity material like wall posters andpamphlets for giving wide publicity among farmers' community.

. To conduct meeting with the AMC Incharges for positioning of allequipment like Pokers; Moisture Meters; Husk Removers; FieldBalances; Winnowing machines; Tarpaulins etc. at PPCS.

. To assess the existing equipment available at AMCS andprocurement of new equipment if necessary with reference tonumber of PPCS to be arranged by the District Administration andquantum of paddy expected to be purchased.

. To undertake repairs if any for the moisture meters, weighing scalesetc., before positioning the same at PPCS.

District Manaoer, APSCSCL:

. To procure and supply Banners indicating the KMS 2014-15purchases and FAQ Quality Parameters to all the PPCS.

. To arrange required stationery and printed books/formats forfacilitating the same to IKP groups/PAcs well in advance.

. To arrange required number of gunnies at PPCS well in advance andto supply the same until completion of procurement.

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. Appointment of Gunny Transport Contractor for transportation ofgunnies from storage points to PPCS from time to time.

. Appointment of Paddy Transport Contractor for transportation ofpaddy from PPCS to designated Rice Mill.

. To monitor onllne payments to farmers to the extent of paddypurchased by the IKP g roups/PAcs/Others.

. To collect the MoUs from the IKP groups/PACS and designated ricemillers well in advance as per the terms and conditionscontemplated by the Commissioner of C.S., and VC & N4D.,

APSCSC., Hyd.

. The APSCSCL., shall nominate as State procurement agency and itshall act as facilitator among all departments and co-ordinates andmonitors this item of work in all aspects with all departmentalofficials and non-officials like IKP qrouos.

District Supplv Officer:

. To appoint the staff at PPCS and flnalize the PPC locations inconsultation wlth the JD-Agriculture / PD-DRDA / DCO / DM,APSCSCL/RDOS/AD Marketing etc., communicate the same to allthe departments duly obtaining the relevant orders of the Districtcollector in this regard. He assigns the specific duties to thevarious departmental officials who take part in procurement ofpaddy for smooth completion of procurement.

. Qbtain the bank guarantees and agreement from the Rice Millerswell in advance before allotting the PPCS to each Rice Mill.

. To identlfy the rice mills and to tag on to each PPC fortransportation procured paddy from PPCS to rice mills forunderta king custom milling.

. To prepare the action plan on daily basis to transport the paddyfrom PPCS to designated rice mills in co-ordination with Paddytransport Contractor and IKP groups/PAcs, division wise to the AGPOs/GPAs concerned.

. To gear up the procurement staff to assist the agencies and otherofficers and to put them as Joint Custodians for the stocks movedto the designated rice mills duly obtaining the appropriated ordersfrom the lC & EOED., for smooth completion of procurement

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o To prepare the action plan to complete the CMR deliveries from thedesignated rice mills to FCI., as per rules to the extent of paddytransported to the designated rice mills.

Revenue Divisional Officers/Tahsildars:. To regulate the paddy arrivals at PPC centers in order to avoid the

over crowd at PPC centers through their field functionaries likeRIs/VROs.

. To arrange wide publicity among farmers throughposters/pamphlets supplied by the Marketing department and byuse of beat-of-tom-tom in respect of all villages where the paddycrop grown by the farmers.

. To assist in procuring the additional space from the private godownowners etc., if necessary.

. To supervise locally and to resolve all kind of problems arose atPPCs during procurement operations.

. To mobilize the local political leaders to take part in theprocurement for smooth functioning of PPCs to the get themaximum benefit by the farmers through Government.

. To involve the Tahsildars for supervision and smooth functioning ofPPCs in their jurisdiction.

Area Ma,naqer, FCI:

o To prepare the action plan to accept the CMR deliveries from therice millers simultaneously on par with the Mill-levy rice deliveredby the rice millers strictly in accordance with the rules contemplatedby the State Government.

. To arrange adequate space at FCI godowns to accept the CMRdeliveries from the rice millers as per Action Plan.

//B.o// /t%lry\r\-Superintendent (Proc)

Sd/- S.SatyanarayanaCollector (CS)

East Godavari District.

ToThe Officials Concerned.Copy to CC to Collector/Joint Collector for kind information.