Jammu: A meeting to review the DBT in fertilizer and usage of POS devices and dispatch of fertilizer through Release Order Module (ROM) in the Jammu Division was held Monday at Krishi Bhawan, Talab Tillo, Jammu under the chairmanship of the Director Agriculture Jammu H. K. Razdan who is also the controller of fertilizers for J & K state.
Speaking on the occasion, Director Agriculture said the objective of the scheme is to get an accurate detail of fertilizers reaching the Point-of-Sale (POS) at wholesale/retailers’ level and the quantity of fertilizers being sold and actually utilized by the farmers. “Besides bringing transparency in the fertilizer business the new system will ensure that the subsidy of fertilizers reaches to the farmers”, he said. He directed the Chief Agriculture Officers to monitor the supply/sale of fertilizers by wholesalers/retailers in their respective districts and take stern action against those selling the stocks without POS device. He directed them to cancel the Licenses of retailers who are selling fertilizer without POS devices. It was agreed upon that Fertilizer Wholesalers will submit the dispatch and sales reports to their respective CAO’s on fortnightly bases.
Joint Director of Agriculture (Extension), Jammu R. L. Bhagat stressed on the use of Release Order Module (ROM) in letter and spirit to make the timely availability of fertilizers as per requisition of respective areas. The non-usage of Point-of-Sale (POS) devices will warrant strict actions from the Law Enforcement Agency of the Agriculture Department he said.
Akhil Vaid, State Coordinator, DBT-Fertilizers (GOI) replied to the various queries on ROM and POS Devices. He said different fertilizer companies have been given targets to ensure installation of POS Devices at wholesale and retailer level in different districts.
The meeting was attended by all Chief Agriculture Officers, Jagmohan Bhat, Baljeet Singh, ADLE, J. C Raina, AIO, Fertilizer Enforcement Inspectors, Representatives of fertilizer supplying companies viz NFL, IFFCO, CFCL, IPL, besides wholesale dealers of all the districts of Jammu Division.
