Jaipur, 17 October (Hindustan Reporter). Agriculture and Horticulture Minister Dr. Kirori Lal Meena said that the state government is making every possible effort to provide high quality manure, seeds and fertilizers to the farmers. To curb black marketing of fertilizers, hoarding and fake fertilizers, a special quality control campaign is being run by the Agriculture Department till November 15 before the sowing of Rabi crop.
The state government is continuously making efforts to supply fertilizers in the state. The Chief Minister and Agriculture and Horticulture Minister have been continuously contacting the Union Fertilizer Minister and requested to increase the supply of fertilizers in the state. He told that farmers should use SSP instead of DAP. Dr. Meena said that under the special quality control campaign, 4761 inspections were conducted by departmental officers in the entire state from September 15 to October 15, in which 618 inspections were conducted on the establishments of agricultural input sellers, manufacturers and retailers for irregularities, black marketing and hoarding. Show cause notices were issued to 58 vendors, licenses of 26 were suspended, inputs from 6 establishments were confiscated and licenses of 7 vendors were cancelled. 3141 samples of fertilizers, seeds and pesticides have been taken in the entire state.
Agriculture and Horticulture Minister said that under the fertilizer seizure action, 3639 bags of DAP, 7046 of Urea, 540 of SSP and 20 bags of Zinc Sulphate were seized from 7 illegal warehouses of Bansal Manure Seed Store, Sikri Deeg without license. Similarly, while taking action in Alwar, 84 bags of fake DAP fertilizer of IFFCO mark and 230 filled bags without mark and 15 empty bags of IFFCO mark and 60 empty bags were recovered from the house of Aas Mohammad, son of Shri Malkhan, Village-Jhadoli, Panchayat Ghatla. Samples of fake fertilizers were seized without marking and sent to the laboratory for testing.
Neeraj Kumar was caught packing fake DAP in the house of Ram Khiladi Jatav in Hindaun City, in which 160 packets of IPL brand DAP, four packets of CFCL Chambal Fertilizer DAP were filled and 30 packets were empty and 195 packets of Panacea SSP Juvilent Company. , 10 empty bags of IPL DAP have been seized and samples of fertilizers have been sent for testing. In Gangapur City. Action was taken to suspend the license due to Yogesh Trading Company, Old Grain Market charging more than the prescribed rate on urea fertilizer. If necessary action is not presented within seven days, action will be taken to cancel the license.
He told that while taking action by the team of Jaipur Commissionerate, M/s in Sarna Dungar industrial area of Jaipur. Chem Biotech, F-158 and another unnamed illegal warehouse and M/s in Ringas Industrial area of Sikar. After inspecting Spectrum Agri Science, F-177, the premises of the companies were sealed and notices were given. Available in the unnamed illegal warehouse of Sarna Dungar, Jaipur. Zinc Sulphate, NPK, Monozing 33 percent manufactured by Chem Biotech and Sulfur 80 percent manufactured by Silvercop were found to be the products of WDG. Samples of the available products were taken by the officials and sent to the laboratory. Agriculture and Horticulture Minister said that Mr. During the inspection of Shriram Khad Seed Store Khirkhida Sapotra Karauli, the price list and stock were not displayed on the sales circular, also due to stock register not being made available, fertilizer purchase and sale bill book not being made available, their authorization letter was suspended by the inspector. given. Meena said that if irregularities are found during inspection of manufacturers and sellers, actions like ban on sale, seizure, license suspension or cancellation are taken under rules, acts related to agricultural inputs, Fertilizer Control Order 1985 and Essential Commodities Act 1955.
He said that in order to provide high quality agricultural inputs and pesticides to the farmers in the Rabi season, all departmental officers have been instructed to take necessary steps to ensure high quality and availability of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides in their jurisdiction. Under the quality control campaign, the process of taking samples of fertilizers, seeds and pesticides is being done online through 'RajAgriQC' of Raj Kisan Portal.