Only 32% of wheat in Punjab mandis lifted
Despite claims of streamlined operations, only 27.89 LMT of the total 86.86 LMT wheat arrived in mandis has been lifted in Chandigarh. State agencies and private traders procured 81.38 LMT, with 4.59 LMT by private traders. Saturday saw 8.39 LMT arrivals and 8.95 LMT procurement. Rs 11,480 crore released as payment. Target set at 132 LMT. Lack of arrangements noted amid increased arrivals. No gunny bag shortage, but arhtiyas face labor crunch, impacting timely lifting.
Chandigarh: Despite claims by the state govt that the lifting of wheat in grain markets had been streamlined, only 27.89 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of the total 86.86 LMT of wheat arrived in the mandis has been lifted so far.
As on Saturday, the state agencies and private traders have procured 81.38 LMT of wheat in the state, of which 4.59 LMT has been procured by private traders.
According to the food and supplies department, 8.39 LMT of wheat arrived in the grain markets on Saturday and the day’s procurement was 8.95 LMT. So far, Rs 11,480 crore has been released to the farmers as payment. On Friday, 11.66 LMT wheat had arrived in the state mandis. The state govt has set a target of procuring 132 LMT of wheat during the ongoing procurement season. However,
with harvesting picking up in many districts, the sudden increase in the arrival of stocks has exposed the lack of proper arrangement in several grain markets. The officials have ruled out any shortage of gunny bags.
The arhtiyas are, however, facing labour shortage in many areas and it is affecting timely lifting of the wheat stocks. tnn
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