Procurement begins in Haryana mandis amid poor wheat arrival
Amid a statewide strike by commission agents, the authorities on Monday started wheat procurement at 414 purchase centres in Haryana, including 23 in Karnal. Officials said that on Day 1, there was negligible arrival of wheat at the mandis with no farmer bringing crop to sell at the centres in Karnal district.
To ensure smooth procurement operations during the wheat harvesting season, the directorate of food, civil supplies and consumer affairs has set up more than half of the purchase centres in Sirsa, Fatehabad, Jind and Kaithal districts.
The Union government has already fixed the Maximum Support Price (MSP) for wheat at ₹2,275 per quintal.
However, the commission agents under the banner of the Haryana State Anaj Mandi Arhtiyas Association observed a strike for two hours in protest against the reduced commission and other issues.
Rajneesh Chaudhary, chairman of the body, said that the agents across 130 mandis in the state will observe the strike from 11 am to 1 pm till April 5 outside the office of market committees in their respective districts.
