To make things easier for farmers and give them a fair price
for their produce, Punjab Government has set up procurement centers all around
the state. There are around 1, 823 procurement centers, which have been set up
by the Punjab Mandi Board at some of the most essential points in the state.
The purchasing process of wheat will start from 1st
April and farmers can get their produce to these centers to sell them at the
best available prices. The chairperson of the board, Ajmer Singh Lakhowal and
secretary Tejinder Pal Singh Sidhu along with their team have made the required
arrangements for this process to go on flawlessly.
With so many centers around different parts of the state,
there has to be one control room to keep a check on all of them, this control
room has been set up in Mohali and will be looking at all the issues, if any at
any of the centers around the state. The rate that has been set by the
government for a quintal of wheat is at Rs. 1, 525.
By setting a fixed amount for a fixed quantity it will be
fair for the farmers to sell their wheat at these procurement centers as they
do not have to worry about getting the right price. The head office for these
procurement centers, where a control room has also been developed is located in
Sector 65 of Mohali. The control room would be operating from 8 am in the
morning till 8 pm at night, so that the concerned parties can come up with
their issues at their suitable time. One can also contact the head office via
phone at the following numbers: 0172 – 5101649, 0172 – 5101704. Another mobile
number, which is available for callers, is, 9914004661.
These procurement centers have been developed, keeping in
mind the comfort of the farmers; there is adequate seating arrangement for them
along with power supply and drinking water facility. Along with the district
officers at the centers, staff members of market committee will also be
deployed there so that the farmers are not cheated at any point during the
whole process. Special teams, consisting of general managers, chief engineers,
have been formed to keep a check on the arrangements at the centers. The
farmers coming at the centers will be given the ‘Kisan Health Bima Cards’.
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