Farmers Movement Archive

Mandi Board Secy Ravi Bhagat inspects paddy procurement

Jalandhar, October 13Secretary Punjab Mandi Board Ravi Bhagat inspected paddy procurement operations in the grain markets of Jalandhar and Kartarpur amid the pandemic.Expressing satisfaction, Bhagat said the procurement was going smoothly in the district.He said around 34.48 lakh metric tonnes (MT) paddy arrived in the grain markets, of which 33.04 lakh MT had already been procured by various agencies across Punjab.He expressed complete satisfaction over the procurement operations in Jalandhar and said 2,11,981 MT paddy had reached grain markets so far, of which 2,11,358 MT paddy was purchased by various agencies. Besides, payment worth Rs160.86 crore has been made to farmers in Jalandhar.District Mandi Officer Mukesh Kailey on Tuesday said around 32,000 MT crop arrived in the Jalandhar grain markets and 4,000 MT arrived in Kartarpur grain markets. Meanwhile, Bhagat asked officials to ensure that the lifting of paddy was done within 48 hours of its purchase during the ongoing procurement season and elaborate arrangements are made in this regard to ensure that farmers do not face any sort of inconvenience.He also asked procurement agencies to regularly monitor procurement operations in the district for the convenience of farmers. He said the availability of masks, water, soaps have been made in all grain markets besides the sanitisation drive has already been carried out in grain markets.Bhagat also spoke with farmers, labourers and commission agents in markets and asked about any sort of problems being faced by them. He appealed to farmers not to burn stubble.

The Tribune

2020-10-14