Making it another bumper crop, food grain States Punjab and Haryana have procured over 210 lakh tonnes of wheat during this season.
In Punjab, over 125 lakh tonnes of wheat has been procured so far. Over 99 per cent of the wheat has been procured by government agencies, said an official spokesman.
The Punjab Government has disbursed over Rs 18,274 crore to farmers and arhtiyas (commission agents) for the wheat procurement in this Rabi season, he said.
Out of the wheat procured, over 116.23 lakh tonnes have been lifted from grain markets for storage, he added.
In neighbouring Haryana, over 85.3 lakh tonnes of wheat has been procured so far this season. The procurement is higher than the entire procurement done last year when 74.25 lakh tonnes wheat was procured.
Procurement of wheat in both states started on April 1.