GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Rythu Bandhu Pathakam – Pledge Loans– Marketing of Tamarind – Pledge loan scheme to the farmers who stored theirTararind in Private cold storages – Proposal of the Director of Marketing Approved– Orders – Issued.

AGRICULTURE AND COOPERATION (MKTG.II) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.129. Dated 31.05.2000.

Read thefollowing :-

1. G.O.Ms.No.188, Agriculture & Cooperation (Mktg.II) Department,dated. 02.05.1997.

2. G.O.Ms.No.117, Agriculture & Cooperation (Mktg.II) Department,dated. 20.04.1999.

3. G.O.Ms.No.153, Agriculture & Cooperation (Mktg.II) Department,dated. 20.05.1999.

4. From theDirector of Marketing, A.P., Hyderabad, Lr.No. TRC.II-RBP(3)/8/2000, dated. 30.03.2000.

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O R D E R :

In the reference 4^th read above, the Director of Marketing, AndhraPradesh, Hyderabad has stated that the farmers in Hindupur have represented to provideadvances against storage of Tamarind in private cold storages. The Tamarind is produced predominantly in theDistricts of Ananthapur, Chittoor , Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam and toenable the farmers to secure reasonable prices, it is necessary to provide storagefacility to Tamarind till such time.

2. TheDirector of Marketing, A.P., Hyderabad has therefore requested to the Government to permitthe Agricultural Market Committees in Ananthapur, Chittoor, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram andVisakhapatnam District to provide advances to farmers against tamarind stored in private clod storages, as in the case ofChilies, on certain terms and conditions.

3. Government after careful consideration hereby accept the proposal to extend thescheme of Pledge Loans under Rythu Bandhu Pathakam “Tamarind stored in private coldstorage plants” subject to the following terms and conditions:-

i) Advanceshall be given to the small and marginal farmers registered with Agricultural MarketCommittees under Rythu Bandhu Scheme for storage of Tamarind in Private cold Storages.

ii) The advances shall be on thebasis of hypothecation of storage bonds with the Agricultural Market Committees.

iii) All goods stored in the coldstorages units shall be convered with a comprehensive insurance against risk involvingfire, theft, damage etc.

iv) The stocks released on redemptionof loans shall have to be disposed of only in the regulated market yards under thesupervision of the Market Committee.

v) The maximum period of storageshall be limited to 90 days and in exceptional cases, the period shall be extended to 120days with the prior approval of the Director of Marketing.

vi) The Agricultural MarketCommittees shall cause inspection of the goods once in a week and shall have the right todispose of the stocks in case of deterioration observed in the quality during inspectionat any time.

vii) The Cold Storage unit ownershall not release stocks without original storage bonds surrendered to either byAgricultural Market Committee or the party concerned.

viii) The limit of advance is Rs.75,000/- per farmer subject to 75% of the value of the produce in respect of storage oftamarind under the pledge loan scheme, for their storage in the cold storages under RythuBandhu Pathakam.

ix) The Secretaries are heldpersonally responsible to ensure that the facility of pledge loans is valid only bygenuine farmers. They shall be liable forsevere disciplinary action in case if it is found that a trader is provided with advanceunder the scheme.

4. TheDirector of Marketing, A.P., Hyderabad is requested to take care to checkmisappropriation/ misuse of the scheme and also ensure that steps are taken to insure thestocks properly by the Cold Storage Plants.

5. A copy ofthis order is available on the Inter-net and can be accessed at the address http//apts govin/a/gos.

6. This orderissues with concurrence of Finance and Planning (FW.) Department, vide their U.O.No.18862/108/A1/EBS.XIII/2000, dt. 23.05.2000.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRAPRADESH)

P. RAMAKANTH REDDY,

PRINCIPALSECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT.

The Director ofMarketing, A.P., Hyderabad.