4.30 lakh MT paddy arrived in Punjab, payment worth Rs 573.55 crore made to the farmers
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, October 12-
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann will call on the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Monday (October 14) for flagging the issues of Millers and Aarthiyas with him.
Chairing a meeting to review the ongoing procurement of paddy here at his official residence, the Chief Minister said that the demands of the millers and Aarthiyas are genuine and the union government must give a sympathetic view to it. During telephonic conversation with Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, he apprised him about the gravity of situation and sought time from him to have detailed deliberations over the matter. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that he will call on the Union Minister at national capital on Monday and raise the issues of Millers and Aarthiyas.
The Chief Minister also took stock of the ongoing procurement and lifting of grains in the Mandis along with the payment being made to the farmers. He asked the officers to ensure that every single grain of paddy is procured and lifted from the Mandis.