Rakesh Jindal
Nabha : Punjab Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Forest and Wildlife Protection, Mr. Lal Chand Kataruchak visited the grain market Nabha and took a detailed look at the wheat procurement process in the market. He ensured that there was no problem of any kind in the market, which was strictly instructed by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann.
Minister Mr. Kataruchak said that this year the Punjab government has set a target of 122 lakh metric tons of wheat procurement. The government has completed all the arrangements to meet this target. He said, despite the challenges, the Punjab government has established a smooth process for wheat procurement.
He said that till now 39 lakh metric tonnes of crop has arrived in the mandis of Punjab, out of which 34 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has been procured. The Minister further said that during this time farmers are not facing any hurdle in the mandis. The procurement process is going on very smoothly and promptly in all the mandis, due to which farmers are getting full price of their grain and payment on time.
Minister Mr. Kataruchak in his address said that during the previous governments, farmers sometimes had to wait for weeks to get payment for their crops. Sometimes, due to this long delay in the procurement process, protests and strikes were also organized in the markets. But this time, the Punjab government has solved this problem and made the process of mandi procurement completely smooth and effective.
He said that the government has fixed the MSP at Rs 2585 per quintal for this year, which has ensured that the farmers will get the full value of their crop. He also said that under this process, Rs 1818 crore has been delivered to the accounts of the farmers so far.
He said that the Punjab government has set an excellent record for farmers in the procurement process this year and this process is being carried out in a completely authentic and cooperative manner. This year, the government has made significant improvements in the procurement of farmers' crops and their payment, which is mainly benefiting the farmers.
Mr. Kataruchak also said that the main objective of the government is to expedite the procurement process with full payment to the farmers and support. The Punjab government promises that along with making payments to the farmers, the procurement process of their crops will be completed without any hindrance.
On this occasion, Nabha SDMA APS Somal, Food and Civil Supplies Controller Dr. Ravinder Kaur, DM Warehouse Nirmal Singh, DM PUNSUP Bandeep, DM Markfed Vipan, A.F.S.O Pankaj Thakur and other officials of the Food and Civil Supplies Department were present.