Shivraj Singh Chouhan expresses concern over ‘low’ wheat purchase in M.P., to speak to CM
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged officials in Madhya Pradesh to speed up wheat procurement amid farmer dissatisfaction. He directed better arrangements at centres, ensuring adequate supplies and a smooth, farmer-friendly process through improved coordination with local representatives.
Concerned over farmers’ dissatisfaction over delayed wheat procurement in his parliamentary constituency, though it is all across Madhya Pradesh, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday directed collectors and other senior officers of the districts to speed up purchase and make necessary arrangements.
Chouhan conducted a detailed review of the wheat procurement situation in Vidisha parliamentary constituency through video conferencing, the union agriculture ministry said in a statement. The meeting was attended by MLAs of all the eight assembly constituencies – Vidisha, Sanchi, Ganjbasoda, Budhni, Bhojpur, Khategaon and Ichhawar, and senior officers, it said.
Though the procurement policy and implementation is supervised by the state government from Bhopal, nevertheless Chouhan directed the district level officials to ensure adequate arrangements, including jute or plastic bags, at all the procurement centres in full coordination with the people’s representatives. He said that farmers should not face any kind of inconvenience or inconvenience, and the procurement process should be made completely systematic, simple and farmer-friendly, according to the ministry statement.
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Source : The Hindu Businessline
