Procurement Policy of Paddy and Rice
Civil Supplies – Procurement Policy of paddy and rice for Kharif Marketing Season 2013-14 -
Orders– Issued. CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND
CIVIL SUPPLIES (CS.I)
DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No. 31 Dated: 21-10-2013 O R D E R:
In the Government order 2nd read above, the procurement policy for Kharif Marketing Season 2012-13 was communicated. In the reference
third read above, the Govt. issued
orders notifying that the levy percentage shall be 75% for each mill as a unit.
2.
The following orders are issued as “Procurement Policy” for the Kharif Marketing Season 2013-14.
3.
The AP State Civil Supplies
Corporation Ltd. shall receive raw rice under mill levy under Decentralised procurement during the KMS 2012-13 in the districts of Karimnagar, Warangal, Nalgonda, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor,
Vizianagaram, Medak and Kurnool. The Food Corporation of India shall receive boiled rice in
all the districts and raw rice in
districts other than the above 10 districts where the decentralized procurement
of raw rice is taken up by the AP State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. as per the Andhra Pradesh Rice Procurement (Levy) Order, 1984.
4.
The Minimum Support
Prices fixed by Government of India for the KMS 2013-14
are as follows:
Price per Quintal of Fair Average Quality of paddy:
Grade “A” :
Rs.1345/-
Common : Rs.1310/-
(These rates may vary from time to time depending upon the revision by the Govt. of India.)
5.
The levy procurement prices and the rates for Custom
Milled Rice for the Kharif Marketing Season 2013-14 shall be communicated separately. Pending fixation of procurement prices for rice to be delivered in Kharif Marketing Season 2013-14, the Food Corporation of India and the AP State Civil Supplies Corporation shall pay procurement prices of KMS 2012-13,
subject to adjustment of the difference between the procurement price of 2013-14 later. This shall be subject to the MSP certificate issued by the district administration that the rice is milled out of paddy of KMS 2013-14
and that paddy was purchased at the MSP fixed for 2013-14 and above.
If the amount paid is less, the F.C.I./APSCSCL will pay the difference to the miller. If the payment
made is more, it will be recovered
from the miller.
6. FAQ specifications for paddy and
rice are enclosed (Annexure-I & II).
7. The
same operational guidelines as communicated in G.O.Ms.No.38, C.A,F & C.S(CS.I) Dept. dated 24.9.2007 and modified from time to time shall be applicable for 2013-14 also. These can be modified from time to time based on the need. The new operational guidelines under the Decentralised procurement
by the AP State Civil Supplies Corporation
Ltd. are also enclosed – Annexure
III.
8. i)
The rice mill levy is
75% and the levy free eligibility is 25%.
ii) The levy free eligibility;
a) In respect of boiled rice, it may be utilized anywhere in the country since
there is no demand within the State.
b) In respect of raw rice, it may be utilized in 1:1 ratio between sale
within the State and outside
the State.
9. The
delivery of levy and levy free eligibility shall be dependent upon the purchases of paddy made by the rice millers at MSP and above for FAQ paddy
as per B-register as in the
past.
10. In
respect of purchases of non-FAQ paddy by rice millers value cuts will be allowed as in the past viz for every percent over the permissible limit under FAQ, i.e., Rs.13.10 for Common and Rs.13.45 for Grade ‘A’ will be permitted
as shown in the Annexure III. The out turn ratio of raw and boiled rice from paddy shall be 67% and 68% as in KMS 2012-13.
11. The
millers may, to the maximum extent
possible, pay the value of the paddy purchased by them from the farmers, through cheques.
12. The millers
shall not purchase
FAQ paddy at less than the MSP and levy rice shall be allowed
to be delivered to the FCI or the
AP:
State Civil
Supplies by the rice millers
who purchase paddy
at MSP and above price only at regulated markets,
notified markets, godown points, including
CWC & SWC godowns,
and at rice mill premises as declared by the Marketing
Department for the purpose of purchase of paddy. The millers
can also purchase
paddy at farm gate keeping
in view the condition 23 of the
operational guidelines for KMS 2007-08.
13. The A.P. State Civil Supplies
Corporation Ltd., shall make arrangements for procurement paddy
at MSP at decentralized procurement and retain the resultant CMR raw rice from out of the paddy procured
in the entire State at MSP under the decentralized procurement for the PDS and deliver the boiled rice under CMR to the Food Corporation of India for the Central pool. The FCI shall also purchase
paddy at MSP as offered
to them. The procurement of paddy shall be done on a large scale or increased
substantially to protect
MSP. Since early crop is expected
in some districts, the AP
State Civil Supplies Corporation shall commence MSP operations immediately by
opening adequate number of purchase centres.
The AP State Civil Supplies Corporation shall retain the CMR raw rice
obtained from the paddy purchased by it at MSP under Decentralised Procurement
of Paddy in all the districts of the State while delivering the boiled rice to
the FCI in all the districts.
14. The procurement of paddy by the AP State Civil Supplies
Corporation under the MSP operations may be done with the help of Women Self
Groups of IKP / DCMS / PACSs / Rythu Mithras etc. and on their own in all the paddy growing
districts as per the districts allotted to them by the Commissioner of Civil
Supplies depending upon the availability of experienced and active S.H.G.s
/DCMS / PACS/Rythu Mithras etc. as
mutually decided by the V.C & Managing Director, A.P. State Civil Supplies
Corporation Ltd, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, SERP and other
heads of Organizations connected with MSP operations. Whenever it is felt
necessary, the AP MARKFED, NAFED, etc., can also be entrusted with the
procurement of paddy under MSP operations. Based on such decision, the target
given to the A.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., can be distributed
among the APSCSCL, A.P. MARKFED and other agencies. The procedure for the
operations, transportation, storage, milling delivery etc., will be worked out,
depending upon the decision on handling by SERP (IKP Groups) whether
independently or through A.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. This
procedure is expected to benefit the small and marginal farmers to sell their
produce at village level and to save the expenditure and mitigate the problems
in transportation of paddy to AMCs and consequent handling at the Market Yards
besides reducing the congestion at Market Yards.
15. The Rice Milling Industry shall deliver 80 lakh tonnes of levy
rice to F.C.I /A.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd during Kharif
Marketing Season 2013-14, (i.e., from 1st October, 2013 to 30th
September,2014) i.e. a quantity of 55 (Fifty five) Lakh MTs of raw rice and 25(Twenty
five.) lakh MTs of boiled rice. Out of
this, 14 lakh tonnes of raw rice will be procured by the AP State Civil
Supplies Corporation Ltd. in the 10 districts viz., Karimnagar, Warangal ,
Nalgonda, Guntur , Prakasam, Nellore ,
Chittoor, Medak, Kurnool
16. In Kharif season a performance expectation of 37 lakh
tonnes of raw rice by FCI and 13 lakh tonnes by the AP State Civil Supplies
Corporation Ltd., and 10 lakh tonnes of boiled rice by the FCI will be
communicated to the rice millers in the State. During Rabi, the performance
expectation can tentatively be 4 lakh tonnes of raw rice by the FCI and 1 lakh
tones by the AP State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. and 15 lakh tonnes of
boiled rice by the FCI. Over and above the Custom Milled Rice, the AP State
Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. shall retain the raw rice and hand over boiled
rice to be delivered to the FCI. The FCI shall be required to take action to
receive a total quantity of 56 lakh tonnes of rice under mill levy and about 15
lakh MTs under CMR by having adequate godown space. Similarly, the AP State
Civil Supplies Corporation shall have a godown capacity to retain the CMR raw
rice. Though the performance expectations for Kharif season and Rabi seasons
are indicated separately, the deliveries shall be applicable for the entire KMS
and from 1-10-2013 to 30-9-2014 and the deliveries cannot be stopped
at the end of Kharif season i.e., 31.3.2014 and commence Rabi season afresh.
The deliveries shall continue to be throughout the season from 01-10-2013 to 30-09-2014.
17. The State Govt. agencies viz. the A.P. State Civil Supplies
Corporation and the IKP groups and other agencies have to move the paddy
procured by these agencies to the rice mills simultaneously for custom milling
and delivering raw rice to the AP State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. and
boiled rice to the FCI on behalf of these agencies. If, for any reason, there
is delay in the transportation of paddy to the rice mills and it becomes
inevitable and unavoidable, they may transport the paddy
to the intermediary storage points for storing in the CAP storage model with a
view to protect the stocks from vagaries of nature, which result in
deterioration of quality.
18. The rice Millers / Traders shall deliver 75% of the raw rice
milled pertaining to all varieties other than superfine preferred varieties to
the FCI and AP State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., under mill levy in the ten
districts assigned to them and the boiled rice to the FCI only. If any miller / trader wants to deliver the
super fine preferred varieties of raw rice, the FCI and the AP State Civil
Supplies Corporation Ltd. may accept such varieties under levy.
19. The superfine preferred varieties rice shall be sold within the
State only as this has a good demand from the public and the available rice of
these varieties meets only a part of the demand. There shall be no need to
obtain any permit for movement from one district to another for superfine preferred
varieties rice within the State.
20. In respect of sale of raw and boiled levy free rice and the broken
rice, within the State and outside the State, the existing system of obtaining
permits shall continue.
21. The rice millers sell Superfine (preferred) varieties, as agreed
to by them, to the AP State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd as a Corporate
Social Responsibility a quantity up to one percent of the quantity of rice
expected to be procured at the price as may be decided after negotiations so as
to enable the APSCSCL to supply the same to the card holders at affordable
price through special counters with a view to keep the price of these varieties
of rice under control.
22. The rice millers shall also make available any quantity of rice
that the APSCSCL requires for maintaining PDS (in addition to the allotment of
rice by the GoI under NFSO) from out of the levy free eligibility raw rice
meant for sale within the State at prices decided after negotiations.
23. The Commissioner of Civil Supplies is
authorized;
i) to fix the district-wise performance expectation of raw rice
and boiled rice for delivery under mill levy to the FCI/AP State Civil Supplies
Corporation Ltd., depending upon the production of paddy, rice milling capacity
and the past performance in consultation with the representatives of the Rice
Industry Association / Rice Millers Association, A.P., Food Corporation of
India and the A.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., keeping in view the
requirement of A.P raw rice for P.D.S. and other welfare schemes with the
approval of the Government. The Collectors will in turn distribute the same
among the district rice millers in consultation with the District Rice Millers
Association and in such a way that there is a ratio between raw and boiled rice
deliveries so that more boiled rice is not delivered in preference to raw rice
and there is no shortfall of raw rice for PDS and other welfare schemes.
ii) to revise the performance expectation from time to time, depending
upon the progress in purchase of paddy at MSP, rice mill levy delivery and
other priorities of the Government.
iii) to issue orders to
the Collectors(CS) to issue of release certificates for sale of levy free rice
within the State expeditiously so as to make adequate quantity of raw rice
available in the open market and keep the price of rice under control. This is
necessary in order to ensure that while procuring rice for Central pool for
meeting the requirements of PDS, the prices of rice in the open market are also
kept under control. The Collectors(CS) will permit the movement of levy free
rice other
than superfine (preferred) varieties by railway rakes as per the entitlement of raw
rice as per the ratio fixed for sale within and outside the State and boiled
rice for sale anywhere in the Country.
iv) in respect of transfer of levy free eligibility, the Commissioner
of Civil Supplies, A.P. Hyderabad may issue orders to the Collectors(CS)/ Chief
Rationing Officer, Hyderabad to permit the transfer of levy free eligibility
within the State and outside the State by the rice millers / traders at
appropriate time during the KMS 2013-14 as was done during the KMS 2012-13 with the approval of Government.
v) in respect of any modifications for issue of levy free release
certificates and issue orders after obtaining the approval of the Government.
vi) if for any reasons like non-availability of
godown space, the FCI or the AP State Civil Supplies Corporation cannot accept
the levy rice from any miller/s up to 75%, to the extent of the quantity not
accepted, Government may consider on the recommendation of the Commissioner of
Civil Supplies the need to permit sale of the same by the rice millers, on
production of letter from the FCI or the AP State Civil Supplies Corporation to
this effect, and issue orders accordingly.
24. The VC & MD, AP State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. shall
take action to ensure that raw rice as delivered under mill levy is accepted by
having adequate godown space at MLS points and other buffer godowns. He shall
be in constant contact with the SWC, CWC, Marketing Dept. etc. and take action
to get the godown space placed at their possession; in case suitable scientific
private godowns are available, they may be taken on lease/rent. He shall also explore
the possibility of godown construction through Govt. Warehousing agencies and
other private entrepreneurs under PEG schemes etc. for taking on 7 years/5
years/2 years guarantee. Under no circumstances should there be any non-receipt of raw
rice by the AP State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. in the districts allotted
to them for want of godown space.
25. The raw rice procured under mill levy and the raw rice retained
under CMR by the AP State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. shall be utilized for
the PDS and other welfare schemes in the State. The deficit for the
requirements in these districts and also the requirements of other districts
would be made available by the FCI through procurement of raw rice and
transporting to the needy districts as per the terms and conditions of the
Decentralised procurement.
26. Rice Millers / Dealers shall be required to furnish a certificate
to the effect that paddy was purchased at MSP from the farmers duly
countersigned by the Sarpanch / Panchayat Secretary and Ward Member. In respect
of paddy purchases by the rice millers from other districts, the signature of
the Sarpanch / Secretary of the Gram Panchayat / Ward Member, as the case may be, has to be obtained along with the seal
of the Gram Panchayat and the same shall be entered in the “B” Register of the
rice mill. Subsequently, 10% of the Rythu Vouchers furnished by the rice
millers has to be selected at random and sent to the Tahsildars concerned for
verification and certification. In case the information furnished in the Rythu
Vouchers and in “B” Registers of the rice miller is found to be not correct,
action as per the A.P. Rice Procurement (Levy) Order, 1984 and as per the
operational guidelines issued vide G.O.Ms.No.38, CA, F&CS (CS.I) Dept., dated
24.09.2007, will be taken against the miller concerned. The certificates in
support of payment of MSP for paddy produced by the millers/dealers shall be
retained in the Office of the District Supply Officer to verify whether these
details have been entered in the ‘B’ Register and also to verify whenever
necessary, in future, whether the information furnished by them is correct or
not. If it is noticed that the millers/dealers had not paid the MSP to the
farmers for FAQ paddy, they shall not be allowed to
participate in levy operations further in the season. The millers and dealers
shall deliver the levy rice to the FCI or AP State Civil Supplies Corporation
Ltd. based on the quantity of paddy milled from time to time. The same
procedure of acceptance of levy rice (both raw and boiled) by the FCI and raw
rice in the districts allotted to them by the AP State Civil Supplies
Corporation Ld. from the millers/dealers with MSP certificate issued by the
Collector(CS) in support of purchase of paddy at MSP and above in the
prescribed format.
27. The formats for certificates of purchase of paddy by the rice
millers, traders etc. which were communicated earlier with modifications from
time to time be adopted for Kharif Marketing Season 2013-14 also. The
receipts produced by the millers / traders etc., and received from the Market
Yards, Paddy Purchase Centers, notified mill points etc., shall be kept under
the custody of the Tahsildar concerned for verification in due course or as and
when necessary.
28. There may be no objection for accepting raw rice from the boiled
rice mills, as the boiled rice mills can produce raw rice. However, there shall
not be any acceptance of boiled rice from the raw rice mills, as raw rice mills
cannot produce boiled rice.
29. The rice millers may obtain, on application, the Release
Certificate for sale of levy free rice within the State or anywhere in the
Country in the form communicated.
30. There may be some millers/traders who might have delivered levy
but not have utilized the levy free rice entitlement due to closure of the mill
or some other reason. Such millers may be allowed to purchase rice to the
extent of levy free eligibility not utilized by them from the levy free
eligibility of other millers and get the levy free release certificate
transferred in their favour for utilization.
31. Rice under mill levy may be delivered in 50 kg gunny bags only.
The Food Corporation of India
32. In respect of any dispute including quality parameters of rice
between the miller and the FCI, a Committee headed by the Joint Collector and
consisting of technical experts may resolve the dispute immediately.
33. The farmers and the Farmers’ Clubs / Associations and Self Help
Groups may be allowed to mill paddy of their own or on behalf of farmers, and
deliver whole or part of raw rice to the AP State Civil Supplies Corporation in
the districts allotted to them and to the Food Corporation of India elsewhere
at procurement prices. They have to maintain the details in the ‘B’- Register
separately, as they are doing business of sale of rice to the AP State Civil
Supplies Corporation / Food Corporation of India India
34. For accepting delivery of rice by the Food Corporation of India
35. The Rice Millers have to undertake custom milling of paddy, as and
when the farmers bring the paddy to the rice mills, keeping in view the
explanation under clause 10(1) of the A.P. Rice Procurement (Levy) Order, 1984
at the rate stipulated or on mutually agreed terms/conditions between the
millers and the farmers.
36. The Rice Millers may undertake simultaneously the custom milling
of paddy procured by the State Agencies and Food Corporation of India
37. In case of any delay in custom milling of paddy due to non-availability of adequate rice milling capacity in the
district, non-availability of godown space due to non-provision of railway rakes and also with a view
to facilitate early delivery of CMR rice, the paddy may be transported from the
paddy procured district to the rice mills directly in other districts by the
Joint Collectors concerned in consultation with the Joint Collectors of the
districts to which paddy is proposed to be moved. For example; i) the paddy
procured in Mahabubnagar district may be transported to the nearest district
like Kurnool district or Ranga Reddy district ii) the paddy procured in
Adilabad district may be transported to Karimnagar district or Nizamabad
district for custom milling and; iii) the paddy procured in Karimnagar
districts may be transported to Nalgonda district and Warangal district for
custom milling. The expenditure incurred by the A.P. State Civil Supplies
Corporation shall be booked to the MSP operations of paddy and the same shall
be included in the audited accounts of KMS 2013-14, so that the Government of India will
be requested for reimbursement of the same.
38. In his reference No.MC/6053/2007 dated 20.8.2007, the Commissioner
of Marketing has issued necessary instructions to all the Secretaries of AMCs
to prepare a contingency plan well in advance to tackle the additional
arrivals, for smooth market operations during the season to get the equipment /
machinery available with the AMCs in working condition, to maintain log books
for each equipment, to make a note of the usage particulars and to take into
account of the equipments / machinery available with the nearby markets (Non-functional) and
with IKP centres while planning for procurement of additional equipment to meet
the seasonal requirement. He has also instructed that the Godown space
available in the AMCs should also be kept ready for occupation and wide
publicity should be given about MSP rates, equipments and godown space
available with AMCs.
39. The Marketing Department will purchase required number of moisture
meters (Best quality) to be determined with reference to the past performance
and to make them available at all the Purchase Centres operated by S.H.Gs of
IKP/ DCMS / PACSs / PPCs / Market Yards without fail. One moisture meter should
also be provided to the progressive group of farmers / S.H.Gs / Gram Panchayats
to enable the farmers to check the moisture contents of the paddy before they
bring the paddy to the purchase centres for sale.
40. The Collectors shall fix uniform Hamali charges in the entire
district by conducting meeting with the Hamali Unions, Secretaries of AMCs and
Procuring Agencies. The Handling Charges should include weighment, stitching
and stacking / loading at PPCs / AMCs. The Hamali Charges, thus, fixed will
have to be borne by the buyers of the stocks at PPCs / AMCs including the State
Procuring Agencies.
41. The Collectors shall review the progress of procurement on weekly
basis. The Collectors shall send weekly reports on the progress of procurement
to the Commissioner of Civil Supplies as stated above. The Collectors will also
bring to the notice of the Commissioner of Civil Supplies, problems, if any,
faced by them in procurement of rice including requirement of funds for items
of expenditure other than cost of paddy procured by A.P. State Civil Supplies
Corporation Ltd and / or any other agency so as to take immediate appropriate
action in the matter. The Collectors shall constitute a District Procurement
Committee with the Joint Collector as Chairman with District Level officials of
all connected departments, namely, Agriculture, Marketing, Civil Supplies,
Transport, DRDA, ITDA, I&PR, Warehousing Agencies (CWC, SWC), Procurement
Agencies (FCI, APSCSCL) and also Sub- Collectors / RDOs as members to
coordinate and decide on all the activities and monitor the work on day-to-day basis as
per the operational guidelines.
42. The Collectors shall ensure that the enforcement officials under
the A.P. Rice Procurement (Levy) Order, 1984 inspect the rice mills
periodically to ensure the purchase of paddy at MSP, paddy milled, levy
delivered, levy utilized etc.
43. Wide publicity of the location of the paddy purchase centres,
specifications of FAQ paddy, MSP and prescribed value cuts for the non-FAQ paddy shall be given through press, pamphlets, leaflets,
and electronic media besides organizing extensive training programmes for the
farmers through the Agriculture Extension Staff / Quality Control Officials out
of the funds earmarked by Marketing Department in this regard and other funds
available at their disposal.
44. The Government or the Commissioner of Civil Supplies may issue any
guidelines or orders from time to time to ensure uninterrupted procurement of
paddy and levy rice and utilization of levy free eligibility.
45. A copy of this order is available on the internet and can be
accessed at the address- www.ap.gov.in
(BY ORDER AND IN THE
NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH) SUNIL SHARMA EX.OFFICIO SECRETARY TO GOVERNMNENT
:: A N N E X U R E – I ::
UNIFORM SPECIFICATION OF ALL VARIETIES OF
PADDY
(MARKETING SEASON 2013-14)
Paddy
shall be in sound merchantable condition dry, clean, wholesome of good food
value, uniform in colour and size of grains and free from moulds, weevils,
obnoxious smell, Argemone maxicana, Lathyrus sativus (Khesari)
and admixture of deleterious substances.
Paddy will be classified into Grade 'A' and Common groups.
Schedule of specification
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Sl. No. Refractions Maximum Limits (%)
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1. Foreign matter
a)
|
Inorganic
|
1.0
|
b)
|
Organic
|
1.0
|
2. Damaged, discoloured, sprouted
and weevilled grains 4.0
3.
|
Immature,
Shrunken and shrivelled grains
|
3.0
|
4.
|
Admixture
of lower class
|
7.0
|
5.
|
Moisture
content
|
17.0
|
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NOTE:
(i) The definitions of the above refractions and method of analysis
are to be followed as per BIS Method of analysis for foodgrains’ Nos. IS: 4333 (Part-I) 1996, IS:
4333 (Part-II), 2002 and ‘Terminology for foodgrains’
IS: 2813 – 1995, as amended from time to time.
(ii) The method of sampling is to be followed as per BIS method for
sampling of Cereals and Pulses IS: 14818-2000 as
amended from time to time.
(iii) Within the overall limit of 1.0% for organic foreign matter,
poisonous seeds shall not exceed 0.5% of which Dhatura and Akra seeds (Vicia species) not to exceed 0.025%
and 0.2% respectively.
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:: A N N E X U R E – II ::
UNIFORM SPECIFICATION FOR GRADE 'A' &
COMMON RICE
(MARKETING
SEASON 2013-14)
Rice shall be in sound merchantable condition, sweet, dry, clean,
wholesome, of good food value, uniform in colour and size of grains and free
from moulds, weevils, obnoxious smell, admixture of unwholesome poisonous
substances, Argemone
maxicana and Lathyrus sativus (Kesari) in any form, or
colouring agents and all impurities
except to the extent in the schedule below. It shall also conform to PFA
Standards.
SCHEDULE
OF SPECIFICATION
Sl.
|
Refractions
|
Maximum Limit (%)
|
|
No.
|
Grade 'A'
|
Common
|
|
1. Brokens *
Raw
|
25.0
|
25.0
|
|
Parboiled
|
16.0
|
16.0
|
|
2.
|
Foreign Matter **
|
||
Raw/Parboiled
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
3. Damaged # / Slightly Damaged grains
Raw
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
|
Parboiled
|
4.0
|
4.0
|
|
4.
|
Discolored Grains
|
||
Raw
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
|
Parboiled
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
|
5.
|
Chalky Grains
Raw
|
5.0
|
5.0
|
6.
|
Red Grains
|
||
Raw/Parboiled
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
7. Admixture of lower class
Raw/Parboiled
|
6.0
|
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|
8. Dehusked Grains
Raw/Parboiled
|
12.0
|
12.0
|
|
9.
|
Moisture content
@
|
||
Raw/
|
14.0
|
14.0
|
|
Parboiled
|
* Including 1% small brokens
** Not more than 0.25% by weight shall be mineral matter and not
more than 0.10% by weight shall be impurities of animal origin.
# Including pin point damaged grains.
@ Rice
(both raw and parboiled/Single Parboiled) can be procured with moisture content
upto a maximum limit 15% with value cut. There will be no value cut upto 14%.
Between 14% to 15% moisture, value cut will be applicable at the
rate of full value.
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NOTES APPLICABLE TO
THE SPECIFICATION OF GRADE 'A' AND COMMON VARIETIES OF RICE
1. The definition of the above refractions
and method of analysis are to be followed as given in Bureau of Indian Standard
"Method of analysis for Foodgrains" No's IS : 4333 (Part-I) 1996
and IS : 4333 (Part - II) 2002" Terminology for Foodgrains" IS : 2813
- 1995 as amended from time to time. Dehusked grains are rice kernels whole or
broken which have more than 1/4 of the surface area of the kernel covered with
the bran and determined as follows:-
ANALYSIS PROCEDURE :
Take 5 grams of rice (sound head rice and brokens) in a petri dish
(80X70 mm). Dip the grains in about 20 ml. of Methylene Blue solution (0.05%by
weight in distilled water ) and allow stand to for about one minute. Decant the
Methylene Blue solution. Give a swirl wash with about 20 ml of dilute
hydrochloric acid (5% solution by volume in distilled water). Give a swirl wash
with water and pour about 20 ml. of Metanil Yellow solution (0.05% by weight in
distilled water) on the blue stained grains and allow to stand for about one
minute. Decant the effluent and wash with fresh water twice. Keep the stained
grains under fresh water and count the dehusked grains. Count the total number
of grains in 5 grams of sample under analysis. Three brokens are counted as one
whole grain.
CALCULATIONS :
Percentage Dehusked
grains = N X
100/W
Where N = Number of dehusked grains in 5 grams of sample W = Total
grains in 5 grams of sample.
2. The Method of sampling is to be followed as given in Bureau of
Indian Standard "Method of sampling of Cereals and Pulses" No IS :
14818- 2000 as amended from time to time.
3. Brokens less than 1/8th of the size of full kernels
will be treated as organic foreign matter. For determination of the size of the
brokens average length of the principal class of rice should be taken into
account.
4. Inorganic foreign matter shall not exceed 0.25% in any lot, if it
is more, the stocks should be cleaned and brought within the limit. Kernels or
pieces of kernels having mud sticking on surface of rice, shall be treated as
Inorganic foreign matter.
5. In case of rice prepared by pressure parboiling technique, it will
be ensured that correct process of parboiling is adopted i.e. pressure applied,
the time for which pressure is applied, proper gelatinisation, aeration and
drying before milling are adequate so that the colour and cooking time of
parboiled rice are good and free from encrustation of the grains.
…
SCHEDULE OF SPECIFICATIONS FOR FAQ PADDY
S.No.
|
Refractions
|
Maximum
limit%
|
||||||
1
|
Foreign matter
|
|||||||
a)
|
Inorganic
|
1.0
|
||||||
b)
|
Organic
|
1.0
|
||||||
2.
|
Damaged,
|
discoloured,
|
sprouted
and
|
4.0
|
||||
weevilled grains
|
||||||||
3.
|
Immature,
|
Shrunken
|
and
shriveled
|
3.0
|
||||
grains
|
||||||||
4.
|
Admixture of
lower class
|
7.0
|
||||||
5.
|
Moisture content
|
17.0
|
||||||
RATE OF CUT FOR ACCEPTING NON-FAQ PADDY
|
||||||||
BY RICE MILLERS
|
||||||||
S.No.
|
Rate of cut
|
|||||||
Grade
A
|
Common
|
|||||||
Rs.
P.
|
Rs.
P.
|
|||||||
1.
|
a) Inorganic
|
|||||||
For every 1% over
|
13.45
|
13.10
|
||||||
Permissible 1%
|
||||||||
b) Organic
|
||||||||
For every 1% over
|
13.45
|
13.10
|
||||||
Permissible 1%
|
||||||||
2.
|
Damaged,
Discoloured, Sprouted,
|
13.45
|
13.10
|
|||||
Weevilled,
Immature Shrunken
|
||||||||
and shrivelled
grains
|
||||||||
For every one
percent over
|
||||||||
permissible 7% (
upto 10%)
|
||||||||
3.
|
Moisture:
|
13.45
|
13.10
|
|||||
For every 1% over
permissible
|
||||||||
17%
| ||||||||
…
|
||||||||
:: A N N E X U R E – III ::
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
CONSUMER
AFFAIRS, FOOD AND CIVIL SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT
DECENTRALISED PROCUREMENT
OF PADDY AND RICE
IN
ANDHRA PRADESH
DURING KHARIF MARKETING SEASON (KMS) 2012-13
OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES
DECENTRALISED
PROCURMENT OF PADDY AND RICE
·
Government
of India
·
Government
of Andhra Pradesh decided to adopt the DCP which was in principle approved by
the Government of India.
·
Decentralised
procurement of Paddy/Rice would be taken up by the Government of Andhra Pradesh
through its agency viz. the AP State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. (APSCSCL)
from KMS 2012-13.
Salient
features of the DCP are:
i) Procurement of Paddy from the farmers at MSP and rice from the
rice millers/dealers at FCI procurement (Levy) rate under mill levy;
ii) Utilise the raw rice so procured for State’s PDS and other schemes
as per the allotment made by the Government of India;
iii) Deliver surplus rice, if any, to the Food Corporation of India
iv) Shortfall of raw rice, if any, for the State’s PDS will be made
available by the Government of India through FCI;
v) Government of India
vi) Govt. of India releases provisional subsidy based on 100% of fixed
items such as MSP, taxes and statutory levies including VAT, milling charges,
driage (for raw rice) and at 95% on the balance incidentals;
vii) Govt. of India releases advance quarterly subsidy at 90% of
admissible claim at the beginning of the quarter and the provisional quarterly
subsidy at the end of a quarter at 95% of admissible claim on receipt of the
claim of the State Government; and releases the balance 5% after finalization
of accounts and fixation of final economic cost on the basis of audited
accounts and supporting documents furnished for the year.
ADVANTAGES OF DECENTRALISED PROCUREMENT:
a) Ensures MSP for paddy to farmers due to direct involvement of
State agencies;
b) Timely payment of MSP to farmers – preferably within 48 hours;
c) Self-reliance in procurement of rice for
distribution under PDS and other welfare
schemes; and
d) Increases employment in the State for smooth operation of
procurement process etc.
OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES
Procurement of Paddy at MSP:
Measures required to be taken by the AP State Civil Supplies
Corporation Ltd. in coordination with the Joint Collectors:
·
Wide
publicity of the MSP for paddy for Common and Grade A along with the
specifications prescribed for getting MSP through print and electronic media,
tom tom (beat of drum) and through pamphlets/leaflets, posters etc.;
·
Paddy
shall be purchased from the farmers directly by eliminating the middlemen.
·
The
documents like Pattadar Pass Book, letter from the Village Revenue Officer
about the paddy are to be produced by him in his land;
·
Paddy
at MSP shall not be accepted at Paddy Purchase centres from the millers and
dealers ;
·
Identification
of sub-agencies for
procurement of paddy like IKP
·
Groups, PACs, DCMSs, Rythu
Mithras etc. in consultation with the Joint Collectors.
·
Identification
of areas for opening the exclusive Paddy Purchase centres in addition to the
AMCs;
·
Computerisation
of all procurement points to be ensured before commencement of procurement.
·
Assess
and position the required number of gunnies and suthli at each of the purchase
centre;
·
Availability
of equipment like Paddy Cleaners, Winnowing machines, sieves, moisture meters,
calipers etc. which are required for MSP operation.
·
Assistance/Support
from the Marketing Department to be taken for getting equipment at AMCs /
purchase centres.
·
Marketing
Department shall assess the requirement of equipment required at all the PPCs,
present availability and make available the balance to the PPCs etc.
·
At each
Paddy Purchase centre of IKP one Tech. Assistant from their side shall be
positioned by the SERP.
·
Position
the staff required for taking samples for analysis of the quality and its
acceptance and helpers and others;
·
Assess
the quantity of paddy likely to arrive at each of the purchase centre depending
upon the neighbouring villages;
·
Prepare
the schedule to regulate arrival of paddy from villages/areas nearer to the
purchase centre so that there is no stampede/congestion at the purchase centre;
·
Storage
arrangements at the purchase centre till paddy is moved to mills;
·
Transport
Contractors to make available adequate transport fleet;
·
Permission
to millers who want to transport the paddy from PPC on their own for custom
milling;
·
Rice
Mills to be identified for doing custom milling of paddy and delivering raw
rice to the APSCSCL and boiled rice directly to the FCI on behalf of the
APSCSCL;
·
Purchase
centres to be tagged on to the rice mills;
·
Wherever
inevitable and unavoidable, interim storage for paddy to be identified and CAP
storage technology to be adopted;
·
Payment
to the farmers to be done within 48 hours normally through cheques / RTGS to
the Bank accounts of the farmers.
·
The
mandi labour charges like filling and placing the unit on th weighing machine;
weighment; unloading from the balance, stitching of bags, loading, marks and
temporary stacking should be borne from out of the Mandi labour charges
provided in the costing sheet. If the cost is more than
the charges permitted in the cost sheet, the balance shall be borne by the
farmer, who delivers paddy to the APSCSCL.
·
The
possibility to have RFID tags to the levy bags may also be explored gradually
to ensure that there is no scope for recycling of PDS rice at any stage.
LEVY RICE:
·
APSCSCL
shall enhance the capacity of the MLS point godowns;
·
Godown
requirement shall be assessed for receiving the CMR raw rice and the levy raw
rice for State’s PDS;.
·
Available
Godowns of the SWC, CWC, Marketing Department etc. and scientific godowns of
the private parties should be taken;
·
Godowns
dehired by the FCI to be taken over by the APSCSCL.
·
APSCSCL
to be in constant contact with the SWC, CWC, Marketing Department for taking
over the new godowns and also to make a request to the concerned for
reservation of the godown space to be created either by dehiring them or from
new construction.
·
APSCSCL
shall take action to construct buffer godowns either on their own or getting
them constructed through other sources wherever needed by adopting modern
technology
·
In the
alternative, expression of Interest to be obtained for construction of godowns
at required places by the interested parties for taking on rent / lease by the
AP State Civil Supplies Corporation on 10 years/ 7 years/5 years/2 years
guarantee.
·
One
agency shall be entrusted with the study of construction of godowns by
following the procedure for appointing such consultancy.
·
Godowns
shall provide space to have access for the trucks coming for delivery of rice
apart from weighing machines/beam scales;
·
Adequate
movement space for carrying on the operations by the hamalies and staff to be
available in the godowns.
·
Required
technical staff to be positioned by the AP State Civil Supplies Corporation by
engaging the staff on deputation from the FCI and utilization of services of
the retired officials from FCI/CS Corporation, so as not to hamper procurement
operations due to lack of staff.
·
Over
and above the Quality staff provided by the FCI on deputation and from retired
employees, the balance required staff shall be taken from the out-sourcing; but,
after the season is over, the surplus staff shall be terminated.
·
Necessary
staff like Technical, Accounts and the supporting staff shall be deployed in
the godowns and they shall be under the supervision of the Godown in charges.
·
Samples
taken shall be analysed to ensure that rice is as per specifications;
·
Raw
rice as per the quality-control-acceptance to be received based on the MSP
certificates issued by the District Supply Officer concerned.
·
Payment
to be made to the rice millers through “Account payee” cheque/RTGS system.
·
Proper
weighment at the time of receipt and issue is essential.
CUSTODY AND MAINTENANCE OF
STOCKS OF RICE:
·
Proper
dunnage at the godowns to be done;
·
Custody
and Maintenance system to be followed as per the Warehousing norms;
·
Stacking
to be done properly as per the standard norms being adopted in the FCI godowns;
·
Stock
procured under CMR/levy to be verified physically before issue under PDS or any
other schemes by the team consisting of District Manager and Assistant Manager
(Technical) to ensure quality as per the specifications.
·
FIFO (First-in-First Out)
for delivery of rice for PDS and other schemes to be followed;
·
Tags
for the stacks as required under the godown procedure to be followed;
·
Preservation
methods for storage of stocks to be followed;
·
Fumigation,
spraying etc. should be done as per the time schedule prescribed as per the
quality maintenance norms;
·
Accounting
system should be fool proof.
·
Receipt
and issue of stocks to be properly maintained.
·
Weighment
at the time of receipt and issue to be done.
·
Transport
Contractors shall be held responsible for short delivery.
·
Recovery
of cost for short delivery of rice shall be made as per the Contract/agreement.
·
Wherever
facility is available, computerisation of accounts to be done immediately.
·
In
other places, it shall be done gradually.
·
Godown
staff shall be responsible for proper accounting of the stocks, payment process
and maintenance of stocks.
·
District
Manager and other superior officials including the Revenue Divisional Officers,
who are already empowered to do physical verification, to frequently visit the
godowns to ensure that there is proper management of stocks.
·
Godowns
shall be clean and tidy to deny access to rodents/snakes etc. and as per
prescribed standards.
·
Third
party annual verification of both quantity and quality of stocks in the APSCSCL
godowns to be organized to avoid misappropriation.
·
Improper
maintenance of godowns leads to deterioration in quality and quantity of rice.
Hence, need for proper maintenance.
Duties and Responsibilities of the APSCSCL:
·
Assess
the requirements of Cash credit limit for procurement of paddy and rice;
·
Furnish
cash flow statements periodically to the RBI through Government;
·
Ensure
that the stocks of rice/paddy match with the outstanding cash credit;
·
Daily
monitoring of availability of funds in the districts for procurement of paddy
and levy rice and making available the required funds through on-line transfer.
·
There
shall be no non-receipt of
stocks either under paddy procurement or raw rice procurement for want of
funds. VC & MD APSCSCL shall ensure this.
·
Proper
monitoring of offtake of rice for PDS and other welfare schemes for claiming
subsidy from Govt. of India;
·
Prompt
Claim of the subsidy from the Govt. of India every quarter as per the
provisional costing sheet – initially at 90% and subsequently at 95% as per the
DCP Scheme.
·
Audited
accounts to be furnished to get the balance 5%;
·
Subsidy
requirement from the State Govt. (the difference between the GOI’s rate – Re.1
per kg) to be worked out every quarter and claimed from the Government;
·
The
sales realization of rice from the FP Shops at subsdised rate, the subsidy
amounts received from the Govt. of India and the State Government to be
credited in the cash credit account;
·
Periodicals
to be obtained from the District Managers on every aspect of the transaction –
right from purchase point till the distribution point – including intermediary
transactions.
·
As far
as possible, as this is the second year of operation of DCP, the movement of
raw rice to deficit districts should be avoided and should movement be
inevitable, it shall be planned only to the adjoining/nearby deficit districts
without the need of moving for a long distance.
·
Criss
cross movement (movement to another district and getting back from the same
district) of rice not to be resorted.
·
During
the KMS 2013-14, the
FCI consented to move raw rice through rakes and make available in the deficit
districts for the PDS and other welfare schemes.
·
APSCSCL
to be frequently in touch with the FCI and through the Commissioner of Civil
Supplies indicate in advance the districts to which raw rice to be moved for
the PDS and other welfare schemes;
·
Computerisation
of all the transactions at various levels is essential and hence immediate
action for end to end computerisation to be taken up.
·
MIS
shall be worked out for proper monitoring.
·
Necessary
software and hardware to be arranged with Data Entry Operators.
·
District
Managers of the APSCSCL shall be responsible for proper quality check,
maintenance of stocks and accounts in the godowns, preservation measures.
·
Frequent
inspections reduce the mismanagement and misappropriations; Dist. Managers of
APSCSCL besides RDOs and DSOs to verify periodically to curb the diversions for
recycling or shortages; Surprise inspections by officials from the Headquarters
of APSCSCL to be done.
·
A
vigilance wing at the State Headquarters of the APSCSCL to be constituted for
surprise inspections or on complaints.
·
Timely
reconciliation of accounts with the sub-agencies like
IKP groups, PACSs, DCMSs, Rythu Mithras etc. to be done for payment of
commission due to them.
CUSTOM MILLING OF PADDY:
·
Agreements
with the Rice Millers/ Rice Millers Association to be entered into by the Dist.
Managers of the APSCSCL
·
Security
for the value of stocks delivered to be obtained from th recipient miller.
·
Monitoring
of the stocks of paddy issued for custom milling, custom milled rice to be
delivered as per the ratio fixed for raw and boiled rice, rice delivered to the
CS Corporation (Raw rice) or to the FCI (boiled rice) on behalf of the Civil
Supplies Corporation to be done daily by the District Manager concerned at
district level and VC & MD., APSCSCL at Headquarters.
·
Time
within which CMR rice to be delivered has to be fixed in coordination with the
Joint Collectors concerned.
·
District
Manager concerned to be held responsible for non-receiptof CMR rice on time.
ROLE OF JOINT COLLECTORS:
·
Joint
Collectors as Ex-officio Executive
Directors of the APSCSL to play a pivotal role in implementing the DCP under
their guidance, gauze and scrutiny.
·
Shall
organize publicity through the electronic and print media, posters, leaflets
and posters besides tom tom wherever possible about the MSP, specifications,
location of purchase centres, time schedule for different areas for delivery of
paddy;
·
Ensure
Positioning of gunnies, suthli, required equipment like
·
Paddy cleaners etc., Deployment
of required staff Quality check, acceptance of paddy at the purchase centres,
transport fleet for movement of paddy to mills, intermediary storage wherever
needed; Funds requirement by the DM, CSS Corporation for accepting paddy and
levy raw rice ; issue of MSP certificates for delivery of levy raw rice to the
Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. and both raw and boiled rice to the FCI and all
other related matters to the DCP.
·
Shall
oversee the functions of the District Managers of APSCSCL on a daily basis and
suitably advise them for proper implementation of DCP.
·
Shall
inspect the purchase centres and the godowns as frequently as possible to
ensure that there is no hardship to the farmers, paddy stocks are procured
without any hardship to the farmers, quality check is proper, payment is done
without delay, stocks are moved to the mills for custom
milling, proper accounts are maintained etc.
·
Provide
necessary assistance of the DSO to the DMs wherever needed for realizing the
CMR rice from the rice millers;
·
Initiate
action against the rice millers who fail to deliver the custom milled rice as
per the agreement;
·
Check
the godowns frequently to ensure proper stacking and maintenance of stocks,
issues as per FIFO, proper weighment, maintenance of records, stock
verification etc.
·
Ensure
acquisition of suitable godowns of the private parties for storing the stocks
of the APSCSCL if needed by requisitioning them and also by negotiating with
the Warehousing Departments for placing the available godowns at the disposal
of the APSCSCL.
·
Allot
lands to the Civil Supplies Department for getting the godowns constructed by
the APSCSCL for storing the rice.
WAREHOUSING AGENCIES:
·
SWC,
CWC, Marketing Department etc.
·
SWC may
also take over private godowns and place at the disposal of the APSCSCL as is
being done at present for the FCI.
·
Wherever
their godowns are used as buffer godowns, the custody and maintenance to be
done by them as is being done at present for the FCI.
Trainings imparted by the FCI
to the staff of the APSCSCL:
·
Trainings
given by the FCI to the APSCSCL staff in respect of quality checks, maintenance
of godowns, preservation of stocks etc. to be followed mutatis mutandis.
·
Operational
manual for godown maintenance supplied by the FCI to be followed by the staff
in charge of the godown maintenance.
COMPLAINT CELL AND REDRESSAL MECHANISM:
·
Control
rooms to be opened in every district and a toll free telephone to be operative
in the Dist. Manager’s office from 8.00 am. to 8.00 pm. A senior officer shall
be in charge of the complaint cell to attend to the complaints immediately and
redress them.
·
Toll
free Telephones with numbers 18004252977 and 18004250082 are functioning in the
Commissionerate of Civil Supplies. Joint Director (Procurement) will be in charge
for monitoring the complaints, bringing to the notice of the CCS or the CS
Corporation and to send them to districts for Redressal.
·
The
telephone numbers at the districts and the Commissioner’s office to be notified
by the APSCSCL to enable farmers, millers and others to make complaints are
suggestions etc. The names, designations and the telephone numbers of the
officers in charge of the Complaint Cell shall be notified.
·
Complaints
received to be attended on priority and the grievances of the complainant to be
redressed without loss of time.
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