Wheat procurement in Punjab breaks 5-year record
Chandigarh, April 12: Wheat procurement in Punjab has surpassed five-year records, with government agencies acquiring 4.3 lakh metric tonnes of wheat, according to the Information and Public Relations Department of Punjab on Monday.
According to a government official, "the total purchase of wheat by government entities as of April 10 has broken all records for wheat procurement till the same date in the previous five years." As wheat arrivals rose in most parts of the state, Procurement Agencies increased their efforts to ensure that Mandi operations are carried out more efficiently.
"This year, the Government Agencies have already acquired 4.3 Lakh MT of wheat," he said, "whereas the previous peak for the same period was 38,019 MT in 2018."
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He further said that the State Government has already ensured that MSP payments worth Rs 138 crore stand transferred directly into the bank accounts of farmers, while the previous high was Rs 6.5 crore in the year 2017.
Terming these record-breaking figures a result of the meticulous arrangements made by the State Government, the government spokesperson said that Punjab Government was committed to farmers' welfare and would continue to take all possible steps to facilitate the seamless sale of the hard-earned produce of the farmers.
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