21-05-2025
Farmers' body complain over delay in opening DPCs in Rajapalayam region
Delay in opening Direct Paddy Purchase Centres in Rajapalayam and Seithur regions has put paddy farmers at the mercy of traders who are buying the produce at a reduce price.
Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam functionary, Vanaraja, said that despite having reminded Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation officials multiple times to set the DPCs at the earliest, no action has been taken to open the DPCs at North Devadanam, South Devadanam, Seithur and Mugavur.
Paddy is being cultivated in around 2,000 acres in the region with the water from Sasthakoil dam, lift irrigation and through irrigation tanks. Harvesting of the paddy has also begun here.
'Since, the Government has not constructed any godown in these region, the farmers are forced to stock their produce on the roads,' said a functionary, Balsamy.
With the unseasonal rain lashing the region, the farmers were worried about their hard-earned produce getting ruined by the rain.
'Hence, they are forced to sell to the traders who were ready to pay only ₹1,250 a bag whereas the TNCSC pays ₹1,720 per bag. The delay in commencing the DPCs was leading to the farmers incurring ₹10,000 loss for paddy grown on every acre,' said Communist Party of India (Marxist) functionary A. Ramar.
He threatened that if the DPCs were not opened at the earliest, the party would stage a protest.
