Patiala News:Deputy Commissioner visits Patiala Grain Market to review paddy procurement

-Farmers should bring only dry paddy to the markets, procurement will be done immediately: Himanshu Jain

– Farmers should not set fire to stubble
-Farmers expressed satisfaction with the procurement arrangements, this time there was also an increase in yield

-Arrival of more than 13.46 lakh metric tonnes of paddy in the district markets, procurement of 13.33 lakh metric tonnes; Payment of Rs 3202 crore to farmers

Patiala Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Jain today visited the new grain market located on Sirhind Road to review the ongoing procurement of paddy in the district. He said that as per the instructions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, every grain of the commodity brought by the farmers in the markets is being purchased, along with ensuring payment within 24 hours and timely lifting of the purchased crop. He said that farmers are not being allowed to face any kind of problem in the markets.

The Deputy Commissioner said that the paddy being brought by the farmers for sale in all the markets of the district is being procured smoothly. He appealed to the farmers to bring only dry paddy to the markets so that their crop can be procured immediately. He appealed to the farmers not to burn the stubble and to manage it properly with CRM machines.
He said that till now 13 lakh 46 thousand 301 metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the district markets, out of which 13 lakh 33 thousand 305 metric tonnes have been purchased. By making full payment for this purchased paddy, Rs 3202 crore has been released in the accounts of the farmers till now.

Himanshu Jain said that this time the arrival of paddy in the district is likely to be more than the set procurement target of 13 lakh 452 metric tonnes. He said that this time the yield of paddy has increased by 20 to 25 percent compared to last year. He said that farmers sowed A-grade paddy varieties instead of Basmati and the yield of hybrid varieties like Punjab No. 1 has also been very good. Apart from this, the yield of the crop has also increased due to favorable weather conditions and protection from floods this time. He said that in the past years, many farmers used to sell their crops in the markets of Haryana as well, but this time more arrival has been recorded in the markets of the district.

The farmers who came to sell their produce in the market expressed satisfaction over the procurement process and told the Deputy Commissioner that they did not face any difficulty in selling their produce and have also received payment. The farmers also expressed satisfaction over the continuous lifting of paddy bags in the market. Market Committee Secretary Johnny Garg, farmers and agents were present on the occasion.

Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner directed the district officers involved in procurement arrangements to ensure continuous monitoring of the seven checkpoints set up on the district borders bordering other states, so that during the current paddy procurement season, no mischievous elements are able to bring and sell paddy or rice from other states in an unauthorized manner and carry out bogus procurement or illegal recycling.

He said that at all checkpoints, bills, tickets and other related documents of trucks coming from outside Punjab should be scrutinized and a complete record should be recorded. No laxity should be allowed in this work, so that attempts to bring unauthorized paddy or rice to Punjab by purchasing it at a low price from other states can be thwarted.