- Farmers can register using their mobile
Administrative Correspondent, Bhopal
The farmer registration process has been fixed for procurement of paddy, jowar and millet at support price in Kharif marketing year 2024-25. Farmers can register from 19 September to 4 October. Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Govind Singh Rajput has urged the farmers to get registered within the stipulated time so that there is no inconvenience of any kind. He has informed that the system of farmer registration has been made easy and smooth. Farmers will be able to register from home using their own mobile. Farmers will get relief from the hardship of doing registration by standing in queues at registration centres.
Free registration facility
Apart from the facility of registration of farmers through mobile, other arrangements have also been ensured. Free registration facility has been provided at the facility centres established in Gram Panchayat and Janpad Panchayat offices, at the facility centers established in Tehsil offices, at the registration centers run by co-operative societies and co-operative marketing institutions and also on MP Kisan App.
Verification of Aadhaar number
It will be mandatory to get the Aadhaar number verified for registration and selling the crop. Verification can be done with the OTP received on the mobile number linked to the Aadhaar number or with a biometric device. Registration of the farmer will be possible only in the case when the name recorded in the farmer’s land records account and Khasra will match with the name recorded in the Aadhaar card. In case of discrepancy in the name recorded in the land records and Aadhaar card, the registration will be verified from the tehsil office. The said registration will be valid only after verification.