Rice millers are dishonest farmers throughout procurement of paddy in lots of villages even because the officers of Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs) are monitoring the method, Vigilance and Enforcement official have stated.

Many farmers are additionally accusing the millers of gathering extra paddy, citing poor high quality produce or another causes.

“Rice millers have been discovered gathering 5 to 6 kg further paddy per 100-kg bag from farmers. Inquiry has revealed that millers are telling farmers that the paddy shouldn’t be of excellent high quality and that the presence of moisture content material within the produce is excessive,” stated the Vigilance and Enforcement (V&E) officers, who visited some RBKs.

The officers have discovered that millers are gathering extra paddy, citing presence of stones, damaged grains and excessive moisture content material at Bogapuram RBK, Rayanapadu in NTR district and Palevela of Konaseema District, stated Director Normal, Vigilance and Enforcement, Shankha Brata Bagchi.

The federal government has arrange 10,778 RBKs throughout the State to assist farmers for provide of seed, fertilizers and pesticides, and provides the required inputs to the agriculture, aquaculture and horticulture farmers and take the shares from them. Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has launched helpline quantity 14400 to stop corruption.

The e-KYC course of was not accomplished in some RBKs and fertilizers weren’t being equipped to farmers as per their demand. “Farmers are visiting the RBKs in massive numbers and the attendance of the employees is nice. Nevertheless, the providers on the RBKs should be improved. The Agriculture Advisory Board conferences ought to be carried out as per the schedule,” Mr. Bagchi stated.

Additional, Web facility was not out there at some RBKs, whereas another RBKs didn’t have the required gunny luggage. Procurement of crops aside from paddy has not begun at Vantlamamidi village in Alluri Sitharama Raju district and at Ananthapuram village in Nellore district, the V&E officers stated.

“The listing of beneficiaries was not displayed at many RBKs and toll-fee helpline quantity 14400 was not displayed at some centres,” the DG stated.