The union cabinet on wednesday approved increased subsidies of Rs 14,775 crore for Di-ammonium Phosphate and some other non-urea fertilisers to keep the price of crop nutrients for farmers low despite the rising costs of raw materials. DAP is the most widely used soil nutrient after urea. Last month, the Centre had decided to increase the subsidy on DAP fertiliser by 140% at a high-level meeting charied by PM Modi. Minister of state for chemicals and fertilisers this has been done for the benefits of farmers. Farmers will continue to get dap at the old rate of Rs 1,200 per bag he said. Mandaviya said that in the case of urea, the maximum retail price is fixed while the subsidy amount keeps changing. On an average, he said the government is providing Rs 900 per bag subsidy on urea. But the government provides a fixed amount of subsidy on non-urea fertilisers, including DAP. After nine transfers in 54 months, IAS officer lokesh kumar jangid of the 2014 batch expressed his anguish at the 'system' in a messaging groups of Madhya Pradesh IAS Officers, Association. He was promptly removed from the groups and has been served a show-cause notice by the government over a charge not related to this issue. On wednesday the general administration department sent a show-cause notice to the legedly recording a telephone call from principal secretary, GAD, regarding his transfer and making it public. It amounts it public trust and privacy and is a violation of Civil Services Rules, says the notice. BJP minister vishwas sarang said such action will not be tolerated, no matter who the officer is. In his posts and concersations on the messaging group, jangid alleged corruption and suggested he was repeatedly transferred for being honest. While those who mint money from all kinds of mafia, get transfer from field to field. And those with impeccable integrity get thrown to secretariat on transfer.
