Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Tuesday held an important meeting on paddy procurement ahead of Kharif harvest. The procurement process of paddy will be modernised and special attention be given to all election promises, he stressed.
Similarly, focus should be laid to prevent outside farmers from coming and selling their paddy in Odisha market, the CM added. There will be one authorized officer in each mandi at the time of purchase of grain. Zones will be formed with multiple paddy mandis and each zone will have one supervisor.
Officers of supply, cooperatives, police, and district administration will be in charge of procurement. Panchayati Raj department officials will also be engaged if necessary. All decisions regarding tokens can be taken by the Collector. Besides, each minister will be in charge of two to three districts to monitor the process, sources added.