Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has appealed farmers to bring produce in mandi on date being informed through SMS. This will avoid inconvenience to other farmers. A concrete arrangement has been made to inform the date of procurement to the farmers through SMS.
Chouhan assured the farmers that every single grain of gram, red lentil and mustard will be purchased on support price from the farmers. He instructed the officers that farmers should not face any difficulty, while selling their produces. Make proper arrangement for instant payment. Chouhan was reviewing the procurement works at CM House on Sunday. Chief Secretary BP Singh was also present in the review meeting.
Chouhan was apprised during the review meeting that over 8.80 lakh farmers have sold 67.78 lakh metric tonne wheat on support price till now. Ninety one per cent of the total procurement amount has been paid into the bank accounts of the farmers. Besides, it was informed that procurement of gram, red lentil and mustard has been started at 593 centers.
Total 9.46 lakh matric tonne gram, red lentil and mustard has been purchased from 4.19 lakh farmers. Chouhan praised the wheat procurement arrangements and congratulated officers.
Additional Chief Secretary Finance AP Shrivastava, Agriculture Production Commissioner PC Meena. Principal Secretary to CM Ashok Varnval, Principal Secretary Agriculture Rajesh Rajora, Principal Secretary Cooperative KC Gupta, Principal Secretary Food and Civil Supplies Neelam Shami Rao, Commissioner Mandi Board Faiz Ahmed Kidwai and officers were present on the occasion.