Chandigarh. Kashmir Singh on Saturday became the first farmer from Punjab to receive the Minimum Support Price (MSP) payment directly in his bank account.
State Food, Civil Supplies Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak said that Singh, a resident of Muhabbatpur village in Patiala district, had brought 51 quintals of wheat to Rajpura on March 31 and it was cleared and purchased on April 1, the first day of wheat procurement.
Within 24 hours of purchase, the department directly transferred the payment amount of Rs 1,02,765 to the farmer in his bank account.
Responding to a media query regarding the arrangement of transport and labour, he said that this is the first time that all labor and transport contracts have been completed before the start of the season.
This has ensured that all the mandis across the state are ready with adequate labor and trucks.
Regarding the slow pace of arrival of wheat in the mandis, the minister said that the crop is yet to ripen and it is expected to reach the mandis of Malwa region in considerable quantity after April 6, while in Majha region probably after April 12. Inputs will increase.
—AnyTV News
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