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Tag: Wheat Procurement in Punjab

Punjab Govt Transfered Wheat Cost to 22 K Commission Agents

(Chd,Pb)Punjab Govt Transfered Wheat Cost to 22 K Commission Agents
As per Additional Chief Secretary Development Anirudh Tiwari the Food and Civil Supplies department has transferred the payments into the bank accounts of nearly 22,000 arhtiyas (commission agents) for making further payments to the farmers. However, from the current procurement season with the introduction of the DBT scheme, the payments are now being directly transferred by the procurement agencies into the bank accounts of the farmers.

More Then ₹ 8 K Crores Transferred into Pb Farmers Bank A/C

(Delhi,Chd)More Then ₹ 8 K Crores Transferred into Pb Farmers Bank A/C
For the first time, farmers of Punjab receiving payments directly into their bank accounts against sale of their Wheat crop without any delay
FCI under GOI & other agencies procured 222.34 LMT Wheat in Central Pool up to 25.04.2021 against 77.57 LMT during corresponding period of last year
About 21.17 Lakh Wheat farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing RMS procurement Operations with MSP value of about Rs. 43,912 Crore
MSP Operations during Rabi Marketing Season 2021-22 in full swing
Mission “One Nation, One MSP, One DBT ” taking firm shape
On the other side Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered the Food & Civil Supplies Department to clear the pending payments of farmers positively by the end of this month with a direction to all the heads of the procurement agencies to ensure prompt lifting of entire wheat procured so far in mandis across the state.

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.