Minister pays surprise visit to paddy storage point, pulls up officials
Agriculture Minister R. Vinoth conducted a surprise inspection of a paddy storage facility in Tamil Nadu after discovering grain bags were damaged by rain. The minister criticized officials for negligence and emphasized the need for better protection of agricultural produce.
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Government accountability in food storage is critical for ensuring food security and supporting farmers who are already struggling with waterlogged crops.
Minister pays surprise visit to paddy storage point, pulls up officials THANJAVUR Agriculture Minister R. Vinoth on Monday said that officials who failed to execute their duties properly would be pulled up. He made this remark after visiting a cover and plinth (CAP) paddy storage point maintained by the Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation at Patteswaram near Kumbakonam on Monday where he found several paddy bags drenched in rain. The Minister, who made a surprise visit to the storage point, went round the facility and saw that the tarpaulins covering the paddy bags were damaged. When he called the officials concerned, he was informed that steps had been taken to safeguard the grains from rain. Annoyed by the instant reply, Mr.
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