Punjab Authorities dedicated to make sure trouble free procurement throughout Rabi Season: Kataruchak
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Authorities led by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stands absolutely dedicated to make sure seamless procurement of wheat throughout the upcoming Rabi Advertising Season (RMS) commencing from April 1, 2023 and has made strong preparations relating to the identical throughout all of the mandis of the State.
The Money Credit score Restrict (CCL) of Rs. 29,000 crore has been accredited by the Reserve Financial institution of India (RBI) in the direction of easy procurement course of, disclosed the Meals, Civil Provides and Shopper Affairs Minister Mr. Lal Chand Kataruchak right here in the present day. Additional, the funds to the farmers could be ensured from the primary day itself, mentioned the Minister including that each single bale of foodgrain could be procured.
Additionally, the automobile monitoring methods have been mandated in all of the transport automobiles used for ferrying wheat from the acquisition centre to the storage level with a purpose to examine recycling of wheat.
Elaborating on the measures being put in place for the welfare of the farmers, the Minister mentioned the first-aid kits are being offered in all the acquisition centres in order that any untoward incident is dealt with with care and on precedence. Satisfactory preparations for ingesting water and bathrooms have been made within the buy centres by the Mandi Board.
The Minister additionally divulged that the federal government shall be certain that procurement operations are resumed inside 24 hours of stoppage of rain in any a part of the state. The market committees have been requested to coordinate with the municipal committees and be certain that suction machines and enough labour is on the market within the occasion of any rainfall throughout the buy interval.
The Minister directed the District degree officers linked with the procurement preparations to maintain strict vigil within the mandis in order to be sure that the farmers do not encounter any downside.
The Minister appealed to the farmers to convey dry and mature grain into the acquisition centres in order that there isn’t any delay in buying it.