Punjab agencies procure over 75 LMT paddy - ECAS Punjab
  • Home
    • Home Agenda The Tribune Punjab agencies procure over 75 LMT paddy

    Punjab agencies procure over 75 LMT paddy

    Share This

    Tribune News Service
    Chandigarh, October 22

    The Punjab Government has procured nearly 44.33 per cent of total paddy target so far across the state during the ongoing kharif marketing season amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

    Food and Civil Supplies Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, in an official statement, said 75.35 lakh metric tonne (LMT) of the 76.35 LMT paddy that had arrived so far had been procured. The arrival of paddy in the grain markers had been staggered. A sum of Rs 9,921 crore had been released for the procurement, he said.

    Reiterating the commitment of the state government to procure every single grain of farmers, Ashu said a smooth, hassle-free and safe procurement has been ensured in all grain markets.



    from The Tribune https://ift.tt/35iGXsg
    Tags
    Share This
    Author Image

    About Author

    By at
    Labels: ,

    No comments:

    Post a Comment

    Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

    About

    Puneet Bawa is an Entrepreneur cum Student discussing the models of development and ideas of the democracy for the social transformation and innovation. He is currently pursuing his Master's in Political Science from IGNOU, New Delhi, India. He is also the Founder of Every Corner A Story(ECAS India), aiming at social transformation of the society. He points out on the current trends as well as predictions in the Politics and also pens down the challenges which the project of development faces in India.

    Pages