Agriculture Minister Khudian holds State-level meeting with farmer unions at Punjab Bhawan
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, October 7-
Punjab cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian assured the farmers’ unions on Monday that the procurement of paddy crop will commence from today itself and the state government is committed to ensure adequate supply of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) to facilitate the smooth sowing of Rabi crops. This move aims to provide timely support to farmers and ensure a seamless sowing process.
The Agriculture Minister also announced that 2.50 lakh metric tons of DAP fertiliser has been allocated for October to meet the demands of the Rabi season. The state has already received 22,204 MT of DAP from this allocation, with an additional 15,000 MT currently in transit. The state has already received around 1.77 lac MT DAP so far. About various phosphatic substitutes equivalent to 51,612 MTs of DAP has also been received till date making a total availability of 2,27,563 MTs. 
Addressing the concerns of the farmers’ unions represented by Balbir Singh Rajewal, Ruldu Singh Mansa, Buta Singh Burjgill, Harinder Singh Lakhowal, Harmeet Singh Kadian and Raminder Singh, the Agriculture Minister assured that 60% of DAP would be allocated to cooperative societies, while the remaining 40% would go to fertiliser dealers.