Licences of 24 fertilizer dealers suspended after raids in Gujarat
Gandhinagar: The state agriculture department conducted surprise raids at dealerships selling chemical fertilizers on Saturday to prevent misuse. In the state-wide raids conducted across 16 districts, the licences of 24 dealers were suspended, the govt said on Sunday.
The govt stated that the inspections were carried out to ensure that sufficient fertilizer stocks are available to farmers for the kharif season. An official statement mentioned that the inspections were conducted by 32 teams of the agriculture department on Saturday in 16 districts. The inspections involved checking the physical stock of fertilisers, the stock in POS machines and verifying records of govt-approved dealers of chemical fertilizers.
"In total, 57 dealers across 16 districts were inspected, and show-cause notices were issued to dealers for various reasons. The licences of 24 dealers were suspended due to irregularities found in the fertilizer stocks at 24 locations," the statement said. An estimated 1,090.64 metric tonnes of fertilizers worth 1.78 crore were prevented from being sold, and further legal action was taken. During the inspection, sale of fertilizer stocks was verified with 101 farmers," the statement added.
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In the first raid conducted by the agriculture department, discrepancies were found at 17 locations, and an estimated stock of 718.47 metric tonnes worth approximately 1.14 crore was prevented from being sold. The statement added that a total of 31 show-cause notices were issued for various reasons, and the licences of 17 dealers were suspended.
In the second round of inspection, another 31 dealers were also subjected to raids. A total of 372.17 metric tonnes of unauthorized stock worth Rs 63.65 lakh was prevented from being sold. Show-cause notices were issued to the dealers for various reasons, and the licences of seven dealers were suspended.
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