Rohit Kumar
Port Blair, 27 June 2023
Mr. Vishal Jolly, the National Executive Committee Member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), conveyed his heartfelt appreciation to key authorities officers, together with Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Hon’ble Union Home Minister Amit Shah, for restarting the procurement of COPRA from farmers of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) after greater than a decade.
The BJP chief lauded the distinctive initiatives undertaken by the Central Government for the advantage of COPRA-producing farmers within the area. Prior to this improvement, farmers had been compelled to promote COPRA available in the market for a meager worth of round Rs. 38 per kilogram. However, the federal government has now mounted the MSP for COPRA at Rs. 108.60 per kilogram, resulting in a considerable enchancment within the financial circumstances of the farmers.
The procurement of COPRA commenced on 26 July 2023 on the Priyadarshini Indoor Stadium in Tamaloo, Car Nicobar, and might be facilitated by the Central Nodal company NAFED, together with State Level Supporters ANCOFED, EHL, and TDCS, at numerous Islands of Andaman & Nicobar.
This essential step has been taken below the Pradhan Mantri Anndata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan, as a part of the Price Support Scheme (PSS). The scheme goals to bolster the earnings of COPRA-producing farmers within the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, particularly these from Nicobar District, leading to a big constructive impression on their financial development and total improvement.
Mr. Vishal Jolly emphasised that the realisation of COPRA Procurement 2023 was made potential by means of the persistent and unwavering efforts of the BJP within the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A delegation had vehemently raised this problem through the Hon’ble Union Home Minister’s visits to the Islands and had additionally offered it earlier than the Hon’ble Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare in New Delhi on a earlier event.
With the profitable reinstatement of COPRA procurement at MSP, farmers within the Andaman and Nicobar Islands can stay up for a brighter future, marked by elevated monetary stability and prosperity. The BJP-led Central Government’s proactive measures have earned appreciation from the farming neighborhood, acknowledging the federal government’s dedication to the welfare of its residents and agriculture sector.
