7455.50-MTs wheat arrived in Ludhiana
By ensuring timely purchase and lifting of wheat brought by farmers in grain markets, the district administration has been ensuring a smooth and hassle-free wheat procurement season.
City Air News
Apr 15, 2025 08:28
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Ludhiana, April 15, 2025: By ensuring timely purchase and lifting of wheat brought by farmers in grain markets, the district administration has been ensuring a smooth and hassle-free wheat procurement season.
Divulging more details, the Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Jain said that on the directions of the state government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, the district administration is firmly committed to completing the procurement and lifting without any inconvenience to the farmers. He said that along with immediate procurement of the grains, the thrust had also been laid on timely lifting of the grains. He said that a total of 7455.50-MTs wheat had arrived in mandis since the procurement season has begun.
About 558.4% lifting has been ensured by the officials within the 72-hours he said. The payments worth Rs 5.372 crores have also been made to the farmers.
The Deputy Commissioner asked the Sub Divisional Magistrates to personally visit the grain markets daily for overseeing the entire operations.
