Planning to give subsidy to fertilizer manufacturers in state

Aurangabad, May 17:

The complaints about the dearer

prices of the chemical fertilizers from the farmers have increased. The state

and union governments are planning to resolve this issue through negotiation.

If the prices of the fertilizers are not reduced, the state government is

planning to give subsidy with the help of the union government to the fertilizer

manufacturing companies in the state, informed industry minister and guardian

minister Subhash Desai in a press conference here on Monday.

The review meeting for the Kharif

season and Corona pandemic control was held in the presence of Desai today.

After the meeting, briefed the press that the area under cultivation of cotton

and maize has increased. Hence, the seed companies have been directed to

provide ample stock of seeds to the farmers. Traders have been directed to sell

the old fertilizer on the printed prices. Strict action will be taken if new

fertilizer is sold on new rates. A meeting will he held with the energy minister

soon to discuss about the electricity connection for agriculture pumps.

The Corona patients are reducing

while all measures are being implemented gain complete control over the

pandemic. There is a possibility of the third Corona wave and preparations are

being done in this regard. The vaccination will be increased if the supply is

increased. Strict audit of the private hospitals will be done, Desai said.

Around 185 ventilators received form

PM Care funds are defunct. The government will take strict action against it. Presently,

546 ventilators are working and the issue of PM Care Fund ventilators is pending,

he said.

The Government Medical College has

designed a management certificate court which will be helpful for providing

training in controlling Covid in a professional manner. The further action in

this regard will be taken after the permission received from the Health

Sciences University. The police department will be provided 12 four wheelers

and 74 two-wheelers.

Vaccine purchase at the municipal

corporation level is done at Mumbai on experimental basis. The other

corporations will be given the rights in this regard after considering the

response to the tenders to this experiment, the guardian minister clarified.

The speed of establishing industries in Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DCIC)

is less. Decisions could not be taken last year due to Corona pandemic and now

it will be facilitated. The investments in food park and other industries have

stopped due to the lockdown presently. Oxygen plants will be established at

Aurangabad and Jalna, Desai added.