The government has transferred about Rs 8,180 crore to the accounts ofPunjabfarmers and Rs 4,670 crore toHaryanafarmers directly against the sale of their wheat crop, the food ministry said.
Till Monday, 22.2 million tonnes of wheat was procured during this Rabi Marketing Season compared to 7.6 million tonnes during the same period last year. The procurement was less during this period in 2020 crops as there was strict nationwide lockdown.
The ministry also said nearly 38% of the procurement so far has come from Punjab, followed by Haryana (32%) and Madhya Pradesh (23%).