Bhopal
Cooperative Minister Shri Vishwas Kailash Sarang was submitted by Managing Director Marketing Association Mr. Alok Kumar Singh in the Ministry on Thursday. At the 100th National Scotch Summit held at India Hebited Center in New Delhi, the State Cooperative Marketing Association (Markfed) of the Cooperative Department of Madhya Pradesh was awarded their fertilizer supply chain automation project IFSS with the prestigious Scotch Award. The award was received by IFSS Project Head Mrs. Mandira Lodh and Project Manager Mr. Nitendra Singh on behalf of Managing Director Marketing Association Shri Singh.
In order to strengthen the fertilizer distribution system by Minister Shri Sarang, instructions were given to the Nodal Agency Marketing Association of fertilizer distribution to streamline fertilizer distribution system using information technology technology. IFSS Application Software was developed by the IT team of Marketing Association under the leadership of Minister Shri Sarang.
In this application software, more than 6 thousand stakeholders of fertilizer supply chain (all fertilizer companies, Markfed, Apex Bank and more than 900 branches and more than 4500 PACS) are working on the single platform of IFSS application software. In the state, centralized monitoring of fertilizer supply is being done at real time from the arrival of more than 60 lakh metric tonnes of fertilizers to the farmers. It is being used by the officials of the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation and all the District Collector with this application software. With this, quality fertilizer is being provided to the farmers on time with accessibility at a reasonable price as per their requirement. Information about centralized monitoring of fertilizer availability, rack movements, demand for demand for fertilizer and demand supply of demand, mobile app of IFSS portal M.P. Also available on fertilizer. Now fertilizer distribution system in Madhya Pradesh has become completely online and transparent.