Union min visits Asia's largest grain mkt in Khanna
Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya
visited Asia's largest grain market here Friday to take stock of the arrangements for the procurement of wheat. He was accompanied by Punjab minister Lal Chand Kataruchak.
Kataruchak (minister for food, civil supplies and consumer affairs) conveyed the demands of arhtiyas and labourers involved in
wheat procurement
to the Union minister. He urged him to consider increasing the fees of commission agents due to rising inflation. He also drew his attention to the paucity of storage space across Punjab, emphasizing that the state procures grain for the central pool and thus requires enhanced storage facilities.
Bambhaniya assured him that the demands and issues would be addressed.
Kataruchak also told the Union minister that wheat procurement is progressing smoothly across mandis in the state. So far, he said 116 lakh metric tonnes of wheat have arrived in the markets, of which 114 LMT has been procured, and payments of Rs 23,000 crore have been made to farmers. He noted that 99% of the wheat procurement operations have been completed, and farmers are returning from the markets satisfied.
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Bambhaniya praised the Punjab govt for its excellent procurement arrangements, stating that a total of 2,885 procurement centres have been established across the state to ensure smooth and uninterrupted procurement. Of these, 1,864 are regular centres, while 1,021 are temporary ones. She said this year's bumper crop, due to high yields, will help achieve the target of 124 LMT.
During their visit to the
Khanna grain market
, both the ministers held detailed discussions with farmers and commission agents regarding wheat arrivals and procurement. They expressed satisfaction with the Punjab govt's arrangements and instructed officials to ensure timely lifting of procured stocks.
Upon arrival at the market committee office in Khanna, the Union MoS was also accorded a guard of honour by the Khanna police contingent.
Among those present on the occasion were joint secretary of the Union ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, C Shikha, GM of FCI, B Srinivasan, director of food supplies department, Varinder Kumar Sharma, MD Punsup Sonali Giri and others.
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