Improve financial, credit management of Marketing Federation: Dr Govind Singh
   Date :08-Sep-2019

 Co-operative Minister Dr Govind Singh chairing the meeting of Marketing Federation held at Mantralaya on Friday.
 
Staff Reporter :
 
At present, an amount of Rs 8,680 crore of SBI as food limit is outstanding on the State Marketing Federation, which has to be returned. This amount has to be given by the State Civil Supplies Corporation to the Marketing Federation. This includes the interest amount of Rs 384 crore of the last financial year. The Federation should improve its financial and credit management and Food Department should take immediate action to return the amount.
 
Co-operative Minister Dr Govind Singh instructed in this regard in the meeting of Marketing Federation held at Mantralaya on Friday. He said that the concerned departments should prepare a Pressie and place it before the co-ordination committee for decision. Farmers will get fertiliser of their demand this year: The Government has taken a decision to provide farmers the fertiliser according to their needs. They will be asked through SMS about the type of fertiliser including and company’s name of their own choice. The same fertiliser will be made available to them through the co-operative societies. The Co-op Minister said that this year urea is in more demand.
 
So the farmers should get its ample quantity. Rs 14 crore earned in transportation, loss of Rs 45 crore: Dr Govind Singh also instructed to improve the procurement related transportation system. It was informed that the Federation got Rs 14 crore during the last years, while suffered a loss of Rs 45 crore in transportation. It was due to the difference in the transportation rates of the Central and State Government. This year the Central government decided the transportation rate of Rs 32 per quintal while the Marketing Federation got the transportation done on the average rate of Rs 35 per quintal. The Minister suggested that in place of giving transportation work to one contractor, it is better to give it to a number of contractors so that better work can be done at low cost.
 
Last year during the wheat procurement, the wheat of Seodha centre was sent to the warehouse of Gohad, 40 km. away from the place, while its should have been sent to the place of lesser distance of 18 km. Lahaar. This should not be done as it increases the cost of transportation. ACS Prabhanshu Kamal, Principal Secretary Co-operative Ajit Kesri, Co-operative Commissioner M K Agrawal, Managing Director State Marketing Federation Swati Meena Nayak and others were present in the meeting.