GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PRIVATE MILLERS PROCURE 17265684 TONNES OF PADDY TILL TODAY
Author(s): City Air NewsCHANDIGARH, NOVEMBER 19, 2017: The Punjab Government agencies and private millers have procured total 17265684 tonnes of Paddy in Punjab till today evening which included 40036 tonnes procured on 19th November....
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Nov 20, 2017 10:30
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CHANDIGARH, NOVEMBER 19, 2017: The Punjab Government agencies and private millers have procured total 17265684 tonnes of Paddy in Punjab till today evening which included 40036 tonnes procured on 19th November.
Disclosing this here today, an official Spokesman of Punjab Government said that out of total procurement of 17265684 tonnes of paddy in all the procurement centers of Punjab, the Government agencies procured 17007377 tonnes of paddy (98.5%) till date whereas 258307 tonnes (1.5%) of paddy has been procured by millers.
He said that PUNGRAIN had procured 5742754 tonnes (33.3%), MARKFED procured 3760440 tonnes (21.8%). PUNSUP procured 3699807 tonnes (21.4%), PSWC procured 1717804 tonnes (9.9%) and PAFC was able to procure 1716019 tonnes (9.9%) of paddy. The Central Government agency FCI had been able to procure 370553 tonnes (2.1%).
