Periyakulam: Farmers are complaining that they are charging Rs. 50 per bag more from the farmers at the Lower Vadakarai paddy procurement station in Periyakulam and there is a delay of more than 10 days in the payment of the purchased paddy.
Paddy harvesting is going on in Periyakulam lower Vadakarai Nadupurav area. Consumables Trading Corporation has opened a paddy procurement station at Kumbakarai Road, Phoolankulam Road and is making purchases. More than a thousand packages arrive at the procurement station daily. 21.60 per kg and 40 kg bag is bought for Rs.864. Per quintal to encourage farmers Rs. The government has announced an incentive of 100.
Some people in this procurement center claim space rent, bagger, weigher, loadman and charge Rs. They charge up to 50 in advance. Those who give this amount are given priority and their paddy is weighed immediately. Farmers who do not pay this amount have to wait for many days. Here traders are more involved than farmers.
Payment delay
Rajendran, Farmer, Periyakulam:
Payment should be made to farmer’s bank account within two days of purchase of paddy. But thousands of bags were not paid for more than 10 days. Previously functioned rent-free on premises owned by Hindu Charitable Trusts on the Lower North Bank. Some officers are currently operating on rent in private space for their own profit. A procurement station was functioning earlier at the temple site for the convenience of the farmers. Regarding this complaint, Clerk Ashokumar said, ‘Steps are being taken to disburse the money soon. There is no collection of money’, he said
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