Bhubaneswar: Odisha Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Ranendra Pratap Swain today launched an Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) to make paddy procurement more people-friendly and transparent.
Launching IVRS from the premises of the office of the Odisha State Civil Supplies corporation here the Minister stated that it has been done in conformity with 5T principles of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, said an official press release.
Farmers can get all information pertaining to paddy procurement through the system using their registered mobile phone number, Swain said speaking on the occasion.
He informed that paddy procurement through P-Pass and advanced token introduced by the Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department has been appreciated by the farmers as a consequence of that five per cent more farmers have registered their names for selling paddy in the current Kharif season as compared to last Kharif season.
The department has always emphasized on use of advanced technology to make selling paddy and getting paid as per the fixed MSP is easier and hassle-free for farmers, he added.
The Minister directed field level officials to educate farmers on the use of IVRS and its functioning.
Farmers by dialling toll-free number 1967 can get required information through the automatic process of the IVRS.
On the call getting connected, farmers by dialling ‘5’ farmers can get to know the size of their land inspected, by dialling ‘6’ the farmer can know the quantity of paddy that can be sold, and by dialling ‘7’ the farmer can get details on payment for paddy sold.
By sitting in his home the farmer can get all details pertaining to the sale of paddy.
