The wheat procurement during the current Rabi https://exam.pscnotes.com/Marketing“>Marketing Season (RMS) was of 121.7 lakh tonnes on Sunday compared to 5.2 lakh tonnes during the corresponding period of last year. Procurement had suffered last year because of the Covid-induced lockdown.
The food ministry said the procurement of wheat has so far benefited 11.6 lakh farmers with an MSP value of Rs 24,037.6 crore. It said this is for the first time, Punjab farmers have started receiving payments directly into their bank accounts against sale of their . In the last one week, about Rs 202.7 crore has transferred directly into Punjab farmers accounts.