Payment of Rs. 1400 Crore To Be Released Today To Farmers-Kairon
Author(s): City Air NewsChandigarh, April 30, 2015: Easing out the farmers of the state by giving them a relief, the Punjab government has released Rs.1400 Crore today for their procured wheat during the current Rabi Marketing Season 2015-16. ...
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Apr 30, 2015 09:30
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Chandigarh, April 30, 2015: Easing out the farmers of the state by giving them a relief, the Punjab government has released Rs.1400 Crore today for their procured wheat during the current Rabi Marketing Season 2015-16.
Disclosing this here today Food Minister Punjab Adaish Pratap Singh Kairon said that after having a word with the National Payment Corporation of India, a section of RBI, they have assured him to do all the transactions on Friday May 1, despite being a holiday in Mumbai on the occasion of May Day. The Minister also said that all the payments were being electronically disbursed to the accounts of arthiyas/farmers.
Meanwhile, Tarsem Saini, President Punjab Rice Shellers Association handed over the 3 trucks loaded with Rice to Adaish Pratap Singh Kairon for the Nepal earthquake victims. The Consignment was later flagged off in the evening by the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. Saini assured the minister that the Rice Sellers Association was with the Minister in this hour of grave crisis and was prepared to contribute more, if required for the earthquake victims.
Date:
Thursday, April 30, 2015
