Services to FCV Farmers
Grower's Welfare Schemes
To protect the interests of the tobacco growers & their families, the Board is implementing welfare schemes like Group Personal Accidental (GPA) policy, Insurance policy for barns, allied structures and tobacco stocks of registered growers in A.P., and offering Life Term Insurance Policy for growers in Karnataka.
The Board negotiates with general insurance companies and arrives at competitive premium rates for the growers and helps them in registeration and settlement of claims.
Coverage under GPA Policy, Barns, Allied Structures & Stock Insurance Policy.
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| 2005-06 | 37903 | 30601 | |||||||
| 2006-07 | 38868 | 32634 | |||||||
| 2007-08 | 40103 | 33439 | 38366 | ||||||
| 2008-09(p) | 43362 | 36672 | - | ||||||
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| (P) – Provisional | |||||||||
Minimum Guaranteed Price (MGP)
During 1989-90 the Board, with a view to instil confidence among growers on the prices, introduced the concept of Minimum Guaranteed Prices (MGP) for various soil regions in A.P and Karnataka after negotiations with the Trade and Industry.
The Minimum Guaranteed Prices (MGPs) offered by the trade are generally above the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) announced by the Govt.
The MGPs, MSP and the overall average prices realised by growers in the auctions during the previous years are as follows.
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| 1998-99 | 27.00 | 39.50 | 42.07 | 22.50 25.50 | 28.00 (BCS) 30.50 (SLS) 34.50(NLS) | 32.04 35.56 40.05 | ||||||||||||
| 1999-2k | 28.00 | 0 | 55.04 | 25.00 27.00 | 29.50 (BCS) 32.00 (SLS) 36.00(NLS) | 29.97 32.71 35.59 | ||||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 29.00 | 40.50 | 38.31 | |||||||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 30.00 | 42.07 | 27.00 29.00 | 29.50 (BCS) 32.00 (SLS) 36.00(NLS) | 31.22 31.69 40.13 | |||||||||||||
| 2002-03 | 33.00 | 40.46 | 28.00 30.00 | 29.50 (BCS) 32.00 (SLS) 37.00(NLS) | 31.50 33.81 40.83 | |||||||||||||
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| Since 2003-04 the trade has not been offering any MGP, contending that the auction prices are governed by market forces and supply demand situations. | ||||||||||||||||||
