The Minister of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Lal Chand Kataruchak, visited the grain market in Bathinda today and said the Punjab Government was committed to purchase each and every grain of paddy.
The minister said payment of around Rs 15,000 crore had been deposited in the accounts of the farmers of the state. Kataruchak also interacted with farmers who had brought their crops to Dana Mandi.
He said the was also ensuring that necessary arrangements were made for farmers as well as all persons involved in the procurement process, including sheller owners, artisans, laborers, transporters, etc.
He appealed to farmers to harvest only ripe paddy crop so that the moisture Percentage in the produce was not high and procurement agencies could buy it without any delay.