In order to supervise the smooth procurement of paddy across the State in effective manner, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has deputed eight senior IAS officers to monitor the entire procurement process.
A spokesman of the Chief Minister’s Office said that on the directions of Badal the state Chief Secretary Rakesh Singh has issued orders accordingly Dr Roshan Sankaria has been allotted Jalandhar, Kapurthala and ludhiana districts, DK Tiwari has been allotted Sri Muktsar Sahib and Faridkot districts, Ajit Singh Pannu has been allotted Patiala, Sangrur, Fatehgarh Sahib and Barnala districts, Vikas Partap has been allotted SAS Nagar and Rupnagar districts, VK Sharma has been allotted Ferozepur, Fazilka and Moga districts, Kahan Singh Pannu has been allotted Bathinda and Mansa districts, R Venkatratnam has been allotted Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Pathankot districts and SS Bains had been allotted SBS Nagar and Hoshiarpur districts.
The spokesman said that the Chief Minister had directed these officers to personally visit the grain markets of the different districts allotted to them for monitoring the progress of ongoing paddy procurement in these districts on the daily basis so that this gigantic task could be accomplished in a hassle free, quick and smooth manner. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has directed that all out efforts should be made to ensure smooth and prompt procurement of Paddy on one hand and facilitate the farmers in getting timely payment of their produce on the other.