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TN lifts ban on inter-state movement of paddy, rice

Announcing the decisions taken at a cabinet meeting on Monday evening, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa told the state assembly that all restrictions would be removed with immediate effect.

All the check-posts on the state's borders would be closed and the personnel manning them would be reverted to their parent departments.

The ban on movement was being removed after 25 years, she said and described the government's decision as historic.

She announced that the government would adopt a parallel procurement policy for procuring short term Kurvai crop in the Cauvery delta.

Besides the state civil supplies corporation, which would set up direct procurement centres in the Cauvery delta, traders would also be allowed to procure paddy directly from the farmers.

Paddy procurement would commence on September 15, she said

The government would give an incentive of Rs 40 per quintal over and above the minimum procurement price announced for paddy by the Centre, she said.

The Centre had announced a floor rate of Rs 530 per quintal for Core variety of paddy and Rs 560 per quintal for 'A' variety.

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