Following the directions of Chief Minister Manohar lal to review ongoing wheat procurement process in the state, the Cabinet Ministers on Friday visited various grain markets (mandis) in the State.
So far, more than 26.82 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has arrived in the mandis of Haryana.
Out of the total arrival of wheat, the five Government procuring agencies have purchased 26.81 lakh metric tonnes and traders have purchased more than 536 metric tonnes of wheat at Minimum Support Price.
Haryana Finance Minister, Capt. Abhimanyu on Friday inspected the arrangements made for wheat arrival at a mandi in Kurukshetra while Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Karan Dev Kamboj visited mandis in Kaithal and Bhiwani. Industries Minister Vipul Goel visited a mandi in Faridabad.
During their visit, the Ministers also issued directions to the concerned officials to ensure smooth procurement process in the mandis and ensure that farmers do not face any inconvenience.
Giving details of the wheat procured by Government agencies, a spokesman said that more than 6.70 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has been procured by Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, whereas Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation limited (HAFED) has purchased more than 8.79 lakh metric tonnes of wheat.
He said that Food Corporation of India has purchased more than 3.25 lakh metric tonnes of wheat, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation have purchased more than 2.29 lakh metric tonnes and more than 5.77 lakh metric tonnes of wheat has been procured by Haryana Warehousing Corporation.
The spokesman said that district Kaithal is leading in wheat arrival where more than 3.60 lakh metric tonnes of the crop had been procured followed by district Karnal, which recorded more than 3.43 lakh metric tonnes of wheat arrival.
Similarly, more than 2.74 lakh metric tonnes of wheat have been arrived in Jind, more than 2.29 lakh metric tonnes in Palwal, more than 2.10 lakh metric tonnes in Sonepat, over 2.02 lakh metric tonnes in Kurukshetra, more than 1.45 lakh metric tonnes in Panipat, over 1.29 lakh metric tonnes in Fatehabad and over 1.11 lakh metric tonnes in Ambala.
About 91,771 metric tonnes of wheat had arrived in Hisar, 69,584 metric tonnes in Faridabad, 64,212 metric tonnes in Rohtak, 56,437 metric tonnes in Bhiwani, 52,748 metric tonnes in Mewat, 48,208 metric tonnes in Yamunanagar, 44,150 metric tonnes in Jhajjar, 39,157 metric tonnes in Gurugram, 13,922 metric tonnes in Narnaul and 11,568 metric tonnes in Panchkula.
Earlier this week, the Chief Minister had decided to depute all Ministers to visit grain markets in the State and review the ongoing wheat procurement process. The decision had come in the backdrop of severe criticism from opposition, Congress and INlD, which had alleged that farmers are forced to sell their produce below MSP in the mandis of Haryana.