PADDY ARRIVAL: 60,10,614 tonnes paddy procured in Punjab
Author(s): City Air NewsChandigarh, October 25, 2012: Paddy Procurement is on full swing in Punjab. Government agencies and private millers procured more than 6010614 tonnes of paddy till last evening. The State Government has set up...
Chandigarh, October 25, 2012: Paddy Procurement is on full swing in Punjab. Government agencies and private millers procured more than 6010614 tonnes of paddy till last evening. The State Government has set up more than 1770 procurement centres and activated its total machinery to ensure smooth procurement of paddy.
The spokesman of the Punjab government said that Out of total procurement of 6010614 tonnes of paddy in all the procurement centers of Punjab, Government agencies procured 5547956 tonnes of paddy till date whereas private traders procured 462658 tonnes of paddy. Till October 24, PUNGRAIN procured 1542506 tonnes (27.8%), MARKFED procured 1267715 tonnes (22.9%). whereas PUNSUP had procured 1269607 tonnes (22.9%) PSWC procured 580046 tonnes (10.5%) whereas PAFC was able to procure 592719 tonnes (10.7%) of paddy.The Central Government agency FCI had been able to procure 295363 tonnes (5.3%).
The spokesman added that District Ferozpur with 634540 tonnes of procurement was leading in procurement operations whereas District Tarn Taran with Jalandhar 480763 tonnes of procurement was at second slot and district Tarn Taran with 459170 tonnes of procurement ranked at third position.