Question : Procurement of Cotton

(a) whether the Government has received any complaints from farmers or farmers associations against the agencies at the time of procurement of cotton;

(b) if so, the nature of such complaints;

(c) the number of persons found guilty during the investigations made into these complaints during each of the last three years; and

(d) the details of the action taken against those persons and the outcome thereof?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES
(SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

(a): No, Madam. No complaints were received from farmers or farmers associations against the agencies procuring seed cotton (kapas) under Minimum Support Price (MSP) at the time of procurement of cotton during last three years.

(b) to (d): Does not arise.

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