Process of wheat procurement on support price began from Monday in four divisions of the State including Bhopal, Indore, Narmadapuram and Ujjain. Food and Civil Supplies Minister Paras Jain sought information from departmental officers regarding latest status of wheat procurement in the four divisions.
Jain said that concrete arrangements have been made at all the centres for wheat procurement on support price. Gunny bags, silo bags, weighing balances and machines, sewing machines etc have also been provided to procurement centres.
large-scale arrangements for procured wheat transportation and storage have also been put in place. like last year, Madhya Pradesh Government has made preparations for massive procurement this year also. last year, 85.07 lakh metric tonnes was procured. This year, a target has been set to procure 115 lakh metric tonnes of wheat.
In view of massive target, 530 more procurement centres have been set up. Arrangements of laptop, printer, battery etc have been made at all the procurement centres.
Jain has informed farmers that as per wish and firm commitment of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, every single food grain will be procured.
He said that support price and bonus are meant for farmers and it has been ensured that middlemen do not get its benefit. Jain informed that he will be in constant touch with districts during the wheat procurement campaign.
He directed officers that wheat should be procured from all the farmers who turn up at procurement centre on a particular day.
Payment to farmers should not be delayed and it should be ensured that farmers get the amounts deposited in their bank accounts timely.Jain has urged registered farmers to bring their produce to their respective procurement centres as soon as they received SMS for this. They must keep in mind that produce brought by them is clean and of fair average quality. Farmers can contact toll-free numbers 155343 and 18002335343 in case they experience any difficulty.