Co-ordination of its operations in Telangana will be done from Warangal
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Khammam: The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) will follow a new procedure this season in lifiting cotton from farmers and fixing its price in Telangana. Instead of Guntur, the CCI will co-ordinate its operations in Telangana from Warangal, in the wake of the formation of the new state.
Obviously, premium quality cotton will be paid good by the CCI. Farmers will have to open all bags of cotton and show it to the CCI officials for testing the quality. Earlier, the CCI officials used to check the quality of cotton by opening bags at random. But from now, the farmers will have to open all the bags and get them checked for quality. The CCI officials will not lift cotton kept concealed in bags. The CCI officials would check the farmers’ produce and then fix the price.
According to sources, the CCI would open its counters at 10 places in Khammam district in the third week of October. CCI centres would be opened at Khammam, Wyra, Madhira, Bhadrachalam, Kothagudem, Burgum-pahad, Nelakondapalli and Yellandy. The price of the cotton is fixed at Rs 4,050 per quintal against Rs 4,000 finalised last year.
The state government has directed all marketing officials to give wide publicity about the CCI’s changed pattern of buying when farmers bring their produce to CCI centres. Farmers should also carry a copy of the pattadar passbook or copy of the pahani, issued by Mee Seva centres, when they want to sell their produce at CCI counters. All farmers have been told to take note of the change in buying pattern.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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