CM's nod for formation of panels on farmers' welfare

Jaipur: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday approved the formation of state-level consultative committee and district-level monitoring committees to review the formation of farmers’ producing organizations (FPOs) and their progress in the state.

By the year 2023-24, there is a target to set up 10,000 new FPOs across the country.

Hence, Gehlot has approved setting up of these committees at the state and district levels with the objective of forming as many FPOs. Through these FPOs, farmers could get better income opportunities.

Principal Secretary, agriculture, will be the head of the consultative committee. It will have members from the cooperative, rural development and panchayati raj, animal husbandry, fisheries, agricultural marketing departments and various boards, associations and universities. The general manager of NABARD will be the member secretary of the committee.

Similarly, the district-level monitoring committee will be constituted under the chairmanship of the chief executive officer of Zilla Parishad and district development manager of NABARD will be its member secretary.

The CM has approved the formation of a state-level committee under the chairmanship of the principal secretary, agriculture, for the establishment and expansion of food processing units in the state under Atmanirbhar Bharat. He has also approved the proposal for the formation of district-level committees headed by district collectors.

Gehlot has also approved the proposal to grant registration rights to tehsildars and naeb-tehsildars appointed in 16 different newly-created and upgraded tehsils and sub-districts.

He has also approved the proposal to include the assistant commissioner of police as a member, in place of the deputy SP of the area concerned, in the committee constituted to take possession of Nazul properties in Jaipur city.

The newly-formed tehsils are Arthuna (Banswara), Raipur (Jhalawar), Sekhala (Jodhpur). The sub-tehsils that have been upgraded are Uchain (Bharatpur), Paota (Jaipur), Dag (Jhalawar), Kanod (Udaipur), Delwara (Rajsamand). Newly-formed sub-tehsils are Kanera (Chittorgarh), Khejroli (Jaipur), Sankra (Jaisalmer), Kudi Bhagtasani (Jodhpur), Mandrela (Jhunjhunu), Rahuwas and Bhandarej (Dausa) and Kherli Mandi (Alwar).