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Electricity Minister K Krishnankutty announced no further actions should be taken regarding the already issued notices in this regard.
The SFI state secretary has denied the allegations.
The amount has been due to farmers over periods between six months and two years. Even though the Agriculture Department officially requested the Finance Department several times to sanction the amount, the latter has rejected the pleas citing lack of funds.
The government will also seek his deportation to India at the earliest.
Agriculture Minister P Prasad issued the order giving Dr Arya the charge for 10 days owing to the temporary absence of Ishita Roy, Principal Secretary and Agriculture Production Commissioner.
Data from the Agricultural department reveals that crops on 11,109.25 hectares were damaged in the past 11 days, affecting around 52,361 farmers in the State.
State Agriculture Minister P Prasad has said that there will be a considerable decrease in the price of vegetables by next week.
At present only one company based in Kaipuzha, Kollam (out of the 29 registered companies) is producing Neera for commercial purposes.
He has served as a Junior Officer in the Rubber Board, Agricultural Inspector in the Thirukoch Agriculture Department and Agricultural Extension Officer in Mallappally.
The base price will be the production cost of a vegetable or fruit variety plus 20 per cent of the production cost, which means a farmer is assured of a 20 per cent margin.