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Wheat Procurement in Pb fro Apr10 at 4K Centres@1975₹ Qtl

(Chd,Pb)Wheat Procurement in Pb fro Apr10 at 4K Centres@1975₹ Qtl
Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu said. That possibility of the arrival of 130 lakh metric tonne wheat in the state’s ‘mandis’.
In a statement, the minister further said the state government has increased the number of procurement centres from 1,872 to 4,000.
Ashu further said during the 2020-21 Rabi season, the state government has made arrangements for new jute sacks of 50 Kgs for the procurement of wheat for the central pool.
Due to the Covid-19 situation, the Punjab government had earlier decided to start the procurement season from April 10 instead of April 1, the minister said, adding the procurement would continue till May 31.