Procurement of paddy from Sept 15 as govt advances date

CM Bhagwant Mann astatine a recently constructed room successful Dhuri.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann connected Sunday said authorities agencies would commencement procuring paddy 2 weeks successful beforehand from September 15 to forestall harm to harvest owed to precocious moisture level.

The procurement process utilized to commencement each twelvemonth from October 1. The moisture level successful the harvest spikes successful October owed to colder nights and greeting hours. The CM made the announcement aft inaugurating a nationalist room successful Dhuri.

Earlier, the authorities authorities had allowed the transplantation of paddy from June 1 alternatively of June 15.

“Due to this, the harvest volition commencement arriving successful atom markets 15 days successful advance,” helium said.

Mann said earlier farmers faced harassment during the procurement process owed to precocious moisture levels.

“At that time, blackmailing of farmers besides starts successful atom markets,” helium said.

The CM besides said helium precocious met Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Pralhad Joshi, asking him to summation the committee of the arhtiyas (commission agents).

He said the Union Minister had fixed assurance to him successful this regard.

“If needed, the authorities would pb a delegation of arhtiyas to conscionable the Union Minister successful Delhi,” helium added.