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Time of India
02-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Direct land buy policy formalised
Thiruvananthapuram: In a major policy shift aimed at fast-tracking public projects, the state govt has formally institutionalised negotiated land purchase. This allows govt departments to directly buy land from willing owners, bypassing the lengthy and often litigated process of compulsory acquisition. While negotiated purchases have been used in the past, the practice lacked uniformity, transparency and legal clarity. Departments resorted to negotiated purchase during emergencies, but without formal guidelines, these transactions were inconsistent and vulnerable to procedural gaps. The newly issued govt circular now provides a comprehensive framework that brings this method into the formal policy domain. The new system is expected to expedite land procurement for urgent development projects, reduce legal disputes by relying on mutual consent rather than coercive acquisition and cut both costs and delays. Central to the policy are two institutional bodies: District-level purchase committees (DLPC) and a state-level purchase committee (SLPC), created to scrutinize, vet and approve each transaction. The process begins when a department submits a request for land valuation to the collector, including details such as survey numbers, land extent and alignment sketches. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Monster Hunter Wilds – Exclusive Discounts! Shop Now Undo Revenue officials and departmental representatives then jointly verify the land. The DLPC—chaired by the collector and comprising officials from the law, finance and revenue departments—reviews the land title, assesses land use and terrain and determines a base value using fixed parameters. A separate negotiation team, also led by the collector and including the district registrar, tahsildar, survey superintendent, village officer, and local body secretary, negotiates the price with landowners. Compensation can be up to 50% above the base value; any higher offer must be justified in writing. The value of buildings or farm infrastructure on the land is also assessed by technical experts and factored into the final amount. Once a consensus is reached, the proposal is forwarded to the SLPC, chaired by the chief secretary and comprising top officials from revenue, finance, law and administrative departments, along with the land revenue commissioner. The SLPC can approve the deal or return it with comments for revision. Upon approval, the sale deed is executed using a standard govt format and registered. Payment is made directly to the landowner's bank account after deductions like TDS. Legal officers verify title deeds, tax receipts, possession certificates, and encumbrance status before finalisation. After registration, the land is handed over to the department and mutation is completed through the tahsildar. The circular explicitly states that negotiated purchase cannot be used in cases where the govt intends to invoke acquisition powers. This ensures that consent remains central to the process and prevents it from becoming a backdoor to forced acquisition.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Farmers upset with postponement of mandi opening
1 2 Koraput: Koraput administration has indefinitely postponed opening of mandis (paddy procurement centres), which were scheduled to commence operations from May 25 for the Rabi Marketing Season (RMS). The decision has triggered discontent among farmers, who fear that the delay may force them to sell their paddy to middlemen at throwaway prices. As per a decision taken at the district-level procurement committee (DLPC) meeting held on May 13, 73 mandis were to be opened across the district. This is a crucial period for farmers as the monsoon is approaching, and they require funds for agricultural activities like buying fertilizers and repaying old loans, said Narendra Kumar Pradhan, secretary of Koraput Farmers' Association. Postponing the mandi opening indefinitely will push farmers towards distress sales. While the govt offers Rs 3,100 per quintal of paddy, including input subsidy, farmers might be forced to sell it for around Rs 2,000 to middlemen if the procurement process is delayed, he added. Pradhan also urged the administration to take immediate steps to ensure timely commencement of procurement operations, pointing out that the decision to open mandis from May 25 was formally agreed upon in the earlier DLPC meeting. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo The administration has received a target to procure 56,644 metric tonnes of paddy during this RMS. While 58 mandis are planned for the Jeypore sub-division, the remaining will be set up in the Koraput sub-division. Responding to the concerns, chief civil supplies officer (Koraput) P K Panda said the delay was necessitated due to anticipated rainfall from a low pressure system and reports from the agriculture department indicating that paddy harvesting is yet to be completed in key areas. It was assumed that by May 25, harvesting in Kundura block would be completed and hence inauguration of mandi was fixed in Kundura block. However, the agriculture department has reported that only 20% of the paddy has been harvested there, Panda said. "Once we receive a full report from the department, we will announce the next date for mandi opening. We are hopeful of starting operations around June 6," he added. Officials have confirmed that around 1,69,789 farmers have registered to sell their produce this season. Farmers have been instructed to bring Fair Average Quality (FAQ) paddy to the mandis, which will remain operational until the procurement target is met.
New Indian Express
30-04-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Rabi paddy purchase in Sambalpur from May 14
SAMBALPUR: Rabi paddy procurement in Sambalpur district will commence from May 14. This was decided at the district-level procurement committee (DLPC) meeting held under the chairmanship of Sambalpur collector Siddeshwar Baliram Bondar on Tuesday. The meeting was convened in the conference hall of the collector's office to finalise arrangements for a smooth and transparent procurement process for the current rabi season. This year, 58 paddy procurement centres will be made operational across the district. Procurement will be carried out by 32 primary agricultural cooperative societies/large area multipurpose cooperative societies besides 10 women self-help groups. A total of 46 custom millers will support the processing and transportation of the procured paddy. At least 16,504 farmers have registered to participate in the procurement process this season. Of them, 16,490 have already been verified and are eligible to sell their produce. The minimum support price (MSP) has been fixed at Rs 2,300 per quintal for common paddy and Rs 2,320 per quintal for Grade 'A' paddy. Along with the additional input subsidy, farmers will receive Rs 3,100 per quintal of paddy. The district administration has assured that payments will be directly credited to the farmers' bank accounts within 24 to 48 hours after procurement. To address summer and pre-monsoon challenges, all procurement centres will have adequate arrangements including tarpaulins, shaded rest areas, drinking water facilities, lighting and toilets. The mandis will also be equipped with digital moisture meters, weigh bridges, analysis kits and CCTV cameras. Among others, MLAs of Rairakhol, Sambalpur, Kuchinda and Rengali, Zilla Parishad chairperson Kumudini Naik, in-charge chief civil supplies officer Birendra Soreng, millers and some representatives of farmers were present.
New Indian Express
27-04-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Bargarh farmers demand rabi paddy procurement from May 1; protest delayed schedule
SAMBALPUR: Days the after Bargarh district administration announced uniform rabi paddy procurement from May 14, farmers have raised strong objections, demanding the date be advanced to May 1. A delegation of farmers under Sanjukta Krushak Sangathan met collector Aditya Goyal on Saturday and submitted that procurement guidelines mandate process begin from May 1 and continue up to June 30. The administration's decision to push the starting date to the second week of May would only harm the farmers, the delegation said. In the district level procurement committee (DLPC) meeting on Wednesday, the administration finalised the procurement modalities. However, absence of farmers' representation in the meeting sparked widespread discontent culminating in a protest under the banner of Jay Kisan Andolan outside the collector's office. Farmer leader Ramesh Mahapatra said, unforeseen circumstances besides weather disruptions leave farmers with barely 30-40 days to clear the harvest. Inadequate infrastructure at the mandis means farmers cannot safely store their produce. 'If procurement is delayed, at least administration must ensure paddy is lifted within 48 hours,' he said. Farmers also questioned the rigidity of paddy to be brought only in gunny bags, arguing they should be allowed to use plastic sacks or any other available means suitable. In their memorandum, the farmers alleged that procurement system in the district is severely inadequate. Despite over Rs 200 crore lying unused across the three regulated market committees (RMCs) in Attabira, Bargarh and Padmapur, mandis lack basic facilities, forcing farmers to sell their paddy under trees or out in the open. Fearing crop damage, farmers hesitate to bring their produce to market yards. The farmers demanded that unutilized RMC funds be immediately invested in infrastructure development. The farmers also proposed that mandi staff should be rotated every two years to prevent corruption and favouritism. Despite tall claims by the state government, the practice of arbitrary deductions in the name of fair average quality continued during the recent kharif season. They demanded mandis be made broker-free and direct control of rice millers be curtailed. The farmers suggested that mandi management be entrusted to procuring agents instead of millers. Responding to the grievances, Goyal assured arrangements would be made to allow harvested paddy to be stored at mandis from May 1. A spot survey would be conducted to address the complaints of farmers and token registration issues would be reconsidered to avoid unfair exclusions besides considered the gunny bag issue, he said. Besides Mahapatra, Suresh Nikenti, Niran Padhan, Subhal Padhan, Ekadasia Sahu and Prashant Sahu led the delegation.
