- Pre-kharif inspection intensified
Show-cause notices have been issued to two firms based on irregularities discovered during inspections of agricultural input sales centers in Balodabazar-Bhatapara district. Following the collector’s instructions, the Agriculture Department is conducting an intensive inspection campaign to ensure quality fertilizers, seeds, and pesticides are available to farmers before Kharif 2026.
In the Palari development block, the inspector inspected various agricultural service centers. During this period, a notice was issued to the concerned firm at the Palari Agricultural Service Center after the inventory register was found to be inadequately maintained. Similarly, in the Balodabazar development block, Deputy Director of Agriculture, Mr. Deepak Kumar Nayak, Fertilizer Inspector Loknath Diwan, and Fertilizer Branch Incharge Simanchal Gaur inspected Naveen Traders. During the inspection, stacking errors, a lack of inventory registers, and the license not being displayed in the designated place were found. Based on these irregularities, a notice has been issued to the firm and proceedings are underway to suspend the fertilizer authorization. Various agricultural centers were also inspected in the Kasdol and Bhatapara development blocks. The Deputy Director of Agriculture has instructed all inspectors to conduct regular inspections. The Agriculture Department has appealed to farmers to obtain a valid bill when purchasing agricultural inputs and to purchase fertilizer only through the POS machine.