Chandigarh, March 31
The state government has decided to commence the wheat procurement from April 15. This was disclosed by Bharat Bhushan Ashu, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister, in a statement issued here today.
Ashu said the procurement would continue till June 15. He reiterated that the government was committed to procure the entire foodgrain produced by the state farmers. He appealed to the farmers to get ready to bring their crop in the mandis from April 15.
Meanwhile, Cooperation Minister Sukhjinder Singh announced to give sugarcane growers incentive at the rate of Rs2,500 per quintal from the cooperative mills. Sugarfed chairman Amrik Singh Aliwal said all nine cooperative sugar mills has been directed to provide incentive sugar to the growers. — TNS
