Lucknow: Tightening the noose on vendors engaged in black marketing of fertilizers, the state government has decided to track real-time movement of fertilizer stock from wholesalers to retailers and then to the end users through a web portal.
This will allow the agriculture department to notice any kind of delay or anomaly in fertilizer supply to farmers. CM Yogi Adityanath has already directed officials to slap National Security Act on blackmarketers and hoarders of fertilizers. In a letter sent to all district magistrates on August 24, additional chief secretary, agriculture, Devesh Chaturvedi said the arrangement would enable direct benefit transfer and allow the government to determine the actual user of the fertilizer. “This would also help the department in keeping a close watch on wholesalers/retailers who delay the movement of fertilizers,” he said. The department has also decided to distribute fertilizers among farmers only on the basis of their Aadhaar card. In case distribution is made on the basis of any other document then vendors would be required to register the name of farmers, father’s name and mobile number.
Chaturvedi has directed that once the rakes of fertilizers reach districts then distribution be made as per actual demand and with objectivity considering the requirement. This, he said, will be applicable for the private and cooperative sectors and DMs would be required to monitor it.
“The demand for fertilizer has increased in the wake of monsoon season and increase in productivity of Kharif crop,” he said.
Distribution of fertilizers where demand is high would be done in the presence of revenue and agriculture officials for tranparency.
This will allow the agriculture department to notice any kind of delay or anomaly in fertilizer supply to farmers. CM Yogi Adityanath has already directed officials to slap National Security Act on blackmarketers and hoarders of fertilizers. In a letter sent to all district magistrates on August 24, additional chief secretary, agriculture, Devesh Chaturvedi said the arrangement would enable direct benefit transfer and allow the government to determine the actual user of the fertilizer. “This would also help the department in keeping a close watch on wholesalers/retailers who delay the movement of fertilizers,” he said. The department has also decided to distribute fertilizers among farmers only on the basis of their Aadhaar card. In case distribution is made on the basis of any other document then vendors would be required to register the name of farmers, father’s name and mobile number.
Chaturvedi has directed that once the rakes of fertilizers reach districts then distribution be made as per actual demand and with objectivity considering the requirement. This, he said, will be applicable for the private and cooperative sectors and DMs would be required to monitor it.
“The demand for fertilizer has increased in the wake of monsoon season and increase in productivity of Kharif crop,” he said.
Distribution of fertilizers where demand is high would be done in the presence of revenue and agriculture officials for tranparency.
