T A M I L T [R egd . No. TN /C CN /4 67 /2 012-14 . N GEOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU NM [R . Dis . No. 197/2009 . ER2022 [P rice : Re . 0.80 Paise . TROUTFH 109 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ALONE TRIUMPHS HT THAT EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 60 ] CHENNAI , MONDAY , JANUARY 24 , 2021 Thai 11 , Pilava , Thiruvalluvar Aandu -2 053 Part 11- Section 11 Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the public issued by Secretariat Departments . NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTATION OF PRICE SUPPORT SCHEME (P SS ) - PROCUREMENT OF COPRA IN TAMIL NADU . [G .O. Ms. No. 21 ,A griculture and Farmers Welfare (H 2 ), 21st January 2022 , me 8, Hool , H5026106U 760070-2053 .] No. ||( 1 ) / A FWD /7 (b ) / 2 021 . Crop calendar and Harvesting A remunerative and stable price environment for Coconut growers /f armers is period of Coconut in the State very important for increasing Coconut production and productivity . The market of Tamil Nadu price for Copra many times tends to be unstable and volatile resulting in undue losses to the growers /f armers as well as discourages adoption of the modern technology and required inputs . The Government's price policy for agricultural commodities seeks to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce with a view to encourage higher investment and production and to safeguard the interest of consumers by making available supplies at reasonable prices with low cost of intermediation . The price policy also seeks to evolve a balanced and integrated price structure in the overall perspective of the needs of the economy . Towards this end , the Government announces Minimum Support Price (M SP ) for major agricultural commodities each year in both the Crop seasons after taking into account the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (C ACP ). In the scheme for the procurement of Copra in the year of 2022 , as per the guidelines of Government of India (D epartment of Agriculture and Co -o peration ), the notification regarding Crop calendar and harvesting period of Coconut in Tamil Nadu is to be required as a part of the proposal . Therefore , the Government of Tamil Nadu is willing to implement the Price Support Scheme (P SS ) and its operation in Tamil Nadu and accordingly declare the following details : 1][ Ex -1 1-1— (6 0 ) 2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY Notification proposal for procurement of Copra in Tamil Nadu for Copra Season 2022 1 Crop Coconut 2 : Copra Commodity to be notified 3 Crop Calendar year : Throughout the year 4 Harvesting period : |T hroughout the year January 501 Commencement of Arrival 6 Peak arrival period - January June 7 Details of Coconut and Copra production (a ) Coconut area 4.39 lakh Hectare (a s per estimates of 2019-2020 ) (b ) Expected Coconut production : 49474 lakh nuts (c ) Average yield per Hectare 11271 nuts per Ha (d ) Expected Copra production 2,16,000 Metric Tonne (e ) Expected quantity of procurement Total of 51,000 Metric Tonne - ab .. MBialllli ngC opCroap ra - 50,000 Metric Tonne 1,000 Metric Tonne ( ) Ruling market price Rs .1 10.00 - Rs.115.00 per kg of Copra (g ) Major Coconut Growing districts Coimbatore , Tiruppur , Erode , Thanjavur , Dindigul , Kanyakumari , Vellore , Salem , Krishnagiri , Pudukottai , Madurai , Theni , Virudhunagar , Thoothukudi , Tirunelveli , Namakkal , Dharmapuri , Thiruvarur , Nagapattinam , Ramanadhapuram , Sivagangai . C. SAMAYAMOORTHY , Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary to Government . PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING , CHENNAI ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU