CCI assured state govt, procurement of cotton crop will commence within a week
Acceding to Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh’s request, the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) has assured the state government that it will start procurement of the cotton crop in the state, for the year 2017-18, within a week.
The assurance was given by CCI officials to the Additional Chief Secretary (Development) during a joint meeting held here on Wednesday between officials of CCI, Agriculture Department and Mandi Board, according to an official spokesperson.
The spokesperson disclosed that the officials also discussed the issue of sale of cotton below the Minimum Support Price (MSP), in addition to the purchase to be made by CCI, at the meeting chaired by ACS (Development) MP Singh.
The chief minister is personally monitoring the cotton procurement process and has directed the Deputy Commissioners of the cotton-producing districts to ensure that the farmers get remunerative prices of their produce.
He has instructed senior officials of the concerned departments to regularly monitor the progress of ongoing procurement of the cotton crop. The chief minister has also directed the Punjab Mandi Board officials to ensure that the farmers get price of cotton as per its quality and gradation.
-PTC News
