JALANDHAR
In its commitment to ensuring a seamless Kharif marketing season, nearly 98 percent of the arrived paddy in 81-grain markets of the district has been procured smoothly by the agencies.
A total of 166464-MT paddy has arrived in the grain markets of which 162490-MT paddy has been procured.
Disclosing further details, Deputy Commissioner Vishesh Sarangal said that officials were already directed to ensure instant lifting of the grains as soon as the produce arrived in the grain markets. He said that farmers would not face any kind of hurdle in selling their grains. He said that Pungrain had procured 57436-MT paddy, 39761-MT by Markfed, 48826-MT by Punsup, 15901-MT Punjab warehouse, and 566-MT by private traders. Payments worth Rs 353 crore have also been made to the farmers. He said that with the clean weather now, the arrival, procurement, and lifting will improve further here.
The Deputy Commissioner said that the district administration had made elaborate arrangements to ensure that the harvest of farmers was lifted from the grain markets in a smooth, timely, and hassle-free manner.