IEP Chandigarh, April 15
The Punjab Government led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann is ensuring hassle free procurement in the mandis across the State during the current Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) and has set record of sorts in terms of releasing payments directly into the bank accounts of the farmers in a fasttrack manner, as the payments have been released fastest than ever before As testimony to this, full amount of MSP at the rate of Rs 2125 per quintal, totalling Rs. 1140 crore has been released directly into the bank accounts of nearly 36000 farmers till today, disclosed the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Mr. Lal Chand Kataruchak in a statement today adding that no value cut has been imposed on farmers while releasing the payments of MSP. He also added that till today i.e. April 15th, 13 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) of wheat has been procured by Govt. Procurement Agencies. Robust arrangements to ensure smooth Procurement operations at all the mandis have been put in place at all the mandis and all necessary measures are being taken to ensure that the farmers do not face any difficulty in the mandies.
