Chandigarh, September 22 – Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini said keeping in view the interests of farmers, the government has started paddy procurement from September 22 instead of October 1. The government will procure every single grain of paddy from farmers at the Minimum Support Price.
Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini was interacting with the media after launching the paddy procurement operations at Ladwa anaaj mandi in Kurukshetra district on Monday. Earlier, the Chief Minister launched the procurement operations at the mandi and while interacting with farmers and traders, he said on the request of farmers, the procurement has been started ahead of the scheduled time. He said during the Hisar Krishi Mela held the previous day, the farmers had demanded subsidy on wheat seeds. This demand was fulfilled immediately upon reaching Chandigarh, and a notification for subsidy on seeds has been issued.
In the presence of the Chief Minister, the Food and Supplies Department procured about 100 quintals of PR paddy from farmers Amit Kumar and Charan Singh. Last year, the total arrival of PR paddy was 12,00,000 quintals. However, in this season, the arrival of PR paddy in the grain market has already reached 5,000 quintals. He said the government always stands with the farmers and no injustice will be allowed to happen to any farmer. He added that the government is providing financial assistance of Rs. 1,200 to discourage farmers from stubble burning.
On this occasion, former State Minister Sh. Subhash Sudha, Deputy Commissioner Sh. Vishram Kumar Meena, Municipal Council Chairperson Smt. Sakshi Khurana, along with other distinguished persons, were present.
