Additional Chief Secretary Development Viswajeet Khanna on Monday said of 49.36 LMT of wheat that so far arrived in mandis, 47.33 LMT had already been procured, as compared with 41.92 LMT procured of the 46.7 LMT that had arrived in the same period last year.
To manage staggered movement of wheat in view of the health advisory, 7.13 lakh passes have been issued to farmers so far in 4,100 purchase centres to avoid crowding.
Meanwhile, CM Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday deputed six IAS officers to visit and review procurement at mandis and submit reports by April 30.
They have been tasked with checking the implementation of the curfew pass system, village-wise arrival of wheat, inspecting the quality of wheat, and adherence to Covid-19 protocol.
Punjab State Warehousing Corporation MD Nilkanth S Avhad has been deputed to oversee operations in Ropar and SBS Nagar, Markfed MD Varun Roojam (Amritsar and Taran Taran), Director Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Anindita Mitra (SAS Nagar), Mandi Board Secretary Ravi Bhagat (SBS Nagar, Hoshiarpur and Jalandhar), Punsup MD Rambir (Jalandhar and Kapurthala) and PAFC MD Manjit Brar (Gurdaspur and Pathankot).
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Source: The Tribune
