VAOs oppose e-DPC system

The e-DPC system to be implemented by the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation from October 1 for purchase of paddy is likely to witness a troubled start with opposition emerging from a different qua

The e-DPC system to be implemented by the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation from October 1 for purchase of paddy is likely to witness a troubled start with opposition emerging from a different quarter this time.

Inquiries reveal that when Corporation switched over to digital payment method from ‘spot cash disbursement’ to the farmers who have measured their paddy at the direct purchase centres (DPCs) a few years ago, the change over instantly evoked fear among farmers. However, such fear died down subsequently as the digital payment method proved to be a safe and secured method.

This time, the uneasiness had emerged from the village administrative officers as they ‘feared’ that the new procedure would lead to delay in issue of the required documents to measure the paddy at the DPCs.