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HC questions state delay in procuring paddy
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Madurai: “How many paddy procurement centres have been established across the state, whether temporary shelters have been put up to safeguard the paddy during the rainy season and number of paddy bags which are damaged due to rainfall?” the Madras high court raised a series of questions to the state government after taking a serious view of the delay on the part of the authorities in procuring paddy from the farmers.
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A division bench of justices N Kirubakaran and B Pugalendhi observed that there are several allegations in the process of procuring paddy from the farmers such as delay in procurement, bribe demanded from farmers for procurement and also procuring paddy from private traders instead of farmers.
Taking into account the plight of the farmers, the judges put forth the series of queries and sought details as to whether the authorities are demanding bribe from the farmers for procuring paddy. The court also asked whether the authorities are procuring paddy from private traders instead of farmers, and the measures taken to procure paddy swiftly without any delay.
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The court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by an advocate A P Suryaprakasam, a resident of Chennai.
The petitioner stated that farmers from the delta region who have completed the harvest are facing difficulties as they are made to wait for nearly 10 days for the authorities to procure the paddy. Following the rainfall, the harvested crops get drenched which causes huge loss to the farmers. He said that farmers need to be compensated if they are made to wait for procurement. The judges observed that when the yield is more, procurement centres should have been established in all taluk levels to see that the procurement is made very swiftly. Since the procurement is made by the TN Civil Supply Corporation, the judges suo motu impleaded its chairman-cum-managing director of and secretary to the cooperation, food and consumer protection department as respondents in this petition.

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