Mobile DPC comes to Tiruvarur
The Hindu
The eight taluks in the district will have one each
Minister for Food and Civil Supplies R. Sakkarapani flagged off mobile DPC (direct purchase centre) vehicles in Tiruvarur district on Saturday.
Paddy procurement through mobile DPCs has been revived by the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation in view of the consistent demand for the service from delta farmers. The mobile DPC vehicle would visit villages to collect the paddy bags kept ready by farmers as per the specifications laid down by the Corporation.
At present, one vehicle per taluk would be pressed into service in Tiruvarur district which has been divided into eight taluks. In order to avail the facility, farmers who had harvested a minimum of 1,000 bags of paddy should contact the office of the Senior Regional Manager, TNCSC at Tiruvarur or the offices of the Deputy Manager, TNCSC at Tiruvarur or Mannargudi and place their request to avail themselves of the mobile facility, an official said.
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