After the declaration of minimum support price of Rs1350 per quintal of wheat by the Government, as many as 145 wheat procurement centres have been set up in different parts of Udham Singh Nagar' s terai region to procure wheat from the farmers.
Among others, the State Food Supply department has set up eight food procurement centres, while the Food Corporation of India (FCI) has opened 14 wheat procurement centres. Similarly, the Cooperative department has opened as many as 96 centres, while as many as 27 wheat procurement centres have been opened by some other departments, said the officials.
In order to help the farmers in getting their produce disposed off at the procurement centres properly and to ensure better coordination among different agencies engaged in the wheat procurement exercise, a control room has been set up at the office of the District Supply Officer in Udham Singh Nagar, said H C Kandpal, ADM, Udham Singh Nagar.
The phone and fax number of this control room is 05944- 242458 and it will remain functional between 10 am and 5 pm daily, added the ADM.
People, particularly the farmers, may take up their queries to the officials concerned with this control room using this phone number, maintained by the officials concerned of the Udham Singh Nagar district administration.
In the meanwhile, the district administration of Udham Singh Nagar has warned the officials concerned against poor weighing of grains at the wheat procurement centres.
In case of complaint of poor weighing of wheat, apart from departmental action, an FIR will also be launched against the in-charge of the procurement centre, asserted the ADM.
In a bid to address the grievances of the farmers, a complaint book will also be made available at these cenrtes, said the officials at the Udham Singh Nagar district administration.
Besides, in case of any inconvenience, the farmers can also approach the District Supply Officer (DSO ) of Udham Singh Nagar, added the officials.