Deoghar Administration Accelerates Preparations for Paddy Procurement Season

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Deoghar: The Deoghar district administration has intensified preparations for paddy procurement during the 2026-27 Kharif marketing season, with Deputy Commissioner Saurabh Kumar Bhuvania directing officials to complete all arrangements well in advance to ensure a smooth procurement process for farmers.

At a meeting of the District Monitoring Committee held at the Collectorate on Friday, the Deputy Commissioner instructed the District Supply Officer to constitute block-level teams and speed up farmers’ e-KYC and land record verification. He also called for the grading of LAMPS and PACS and identification of eligible paddy procurement centres.

To avoid last-minute difficulties, he directed officials to prepare deployment lists of personnel for procurement centres and rice mills in advance. He also stressed the need for a detailed assessment of rice mills before their selection, taking into account their milling and storage capacities, distance from procurement centres and records of pending cases.

The Deputy Commissioner further instructed officials to ensure sufficient warehouse space for the safe storage of paddy and custom milled rice (CMR). He also ordered physical inspections of all procurement centres to assess their readiness.

Emphasising coordination among the departments concerned, Bhuvania asked officials to complete all preparatory work within the stipulated timeframe so that farmers do not encounter difficulties while selling their produce.

The meeting was attended by the District Supply Officer, District Agriculture Officer, General Manager of the District Industries Centre, Assistant Public Relations Officer, Block Supply Officers and other officials.