Kathua: A team of Law Enforcement, Department of Agriculture Saturday inspected various distribution centres of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides across the District.
The team headed by Assistant. Director Law enforcement, S Baljeet Singh along with Law Enforcement Inspector Kathua Manohar Lal and other officers and officials lifted samples from the dealers for quality check with a view to provide quality inputs to the farmers at reasonable prices and to create a sense of quality consciousness among the dealers. During the inspection, Baljeet Singh directed all the dealers to display a valid license, maintain stock and sale registers, display fertilizer sale rates as required under Seeds Act 1966, Insecticide Act 1968 and Fertilizer Control Order 1985. He also directed them to maintain proper record and sale of quality inputs.
He stressed upon the Fertilizer dealers for issuance of bills, as per POS devices provided to them by Govt. of India Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizsers, to the farmers. He warned them that any deviation of norms will be viewed seriously and action as warranted under rules shall be initiated against the defaulters.
