Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed the process of wheat procurement on minimum support price at Mantralaya here on Wednesday. The meeting was informed that so far, 62 lakh 30 thousand MT wheat has been procured in the State. Necessary arrangements have been made at all procurement centres in the State.
The Chief Minister directed departmental officers that the wheat procurement centres situated far away from Mugalia Kot Steel Silo should not be attached to it. Arrangements for procurement should be made at these centres as before. Chouhan said that procurement should be completed in Bhopal district by due date May 19, 2015. He asked officers to convey correct information to farmers about arrangements made for them to avoid any misunderstanding.
It was informed that adequate quantity of gunny bags as per requirement is available at all procurement centres in Bhopal district. Procurement work has not been affected anywhere due to shortage of gunny bags. It was informed that the department took serious note of misleading information given by District Supply Controller, Bhopal Kamal Singh about disruption in wheat procurement due to delay of arrival of gunny bags in cooperative societies and suspended him for dereliction of duty.
Food Department has made all necessary arrangements for wheat procurement in the state including Bhopal. The Chief Minister expressed satisfaction over wheat procurement arrangements in the state. Principal Secretary Food Ashok Warnwal, MD of Madhya Pradesh Civil Supplies Corporation Neelam Shami Rao and other senior departmental officers were also present on the occasion.