Administration gears up for smooth wheat procurement
During a meeting to review preparations for the wheat procurement for the Rabi Season 2024-25, Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney reiterated the firm commitment to procure every single grain of wheat from the farmers. She directed the officials of food and civil supplies and heads of procurement agencies in the district to ensure the exercise is carried out in a smooth and hassle-free manner during the upcoming procurement season.
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Mar 14, 2024 02:07
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Ludhiana, March 14, 2024: During a meeting to review preparations for the wheat procurement for the Rabi Season 2024-25, Deputy Commissioner Sakshi Sawhney reiterated the firm commitment to procure every single grain of wheat from the farmers. She directed the officials of food and civil supplies and heads of procurement agencies in the district to ensure the exercise is carried out in a smooth and hassle-free manner during the upcoming procurement season.
The Deputy Commissioner said that the wheat had been sown on 2.50 lakh hectares area of the district and around 8.11 lakh MT wheat was expected to arrive in 108-grain markets. She directed all the officials to personally supervise the wheat procurement operations across the district beginning from April 1. This is to ensure prompt procurement and lifting of wheat as per their allotted share of procurement.
Sawhney emphasized that farmers in the district should not be put to any inconvenience for the sale of their produce in the grain markets. The Sub Divisional Magistrates would be accountable for the smooth procurement operations in grain markets under their jurisdictions so that farmers do not face any sort of problem in selling their harvest. She asked Mandi Board officials to make sure of arrangements in grain markets to save produce from the rain in case and to have proper sanitation facilities.
Similarly, Sawhney also issued instructions to make requisite arrangements for power, sheds for the farmers, and potable water supply in each procurement centre.
The Deputy Commissioner categorically said that all efforts should be made to ensure smooth, hassle-free and quick procurement of wheat on one hand and facilitate the farmers in getting timely payment of their produce on the other.
Prominent among the present on the occasion included SDM Vikas Hira, DFSC West Sanjay Sharma, DFSC East Shefali Chopra, and others.
