Punjab Mandi Board has issued 2.85 lakh passes to farmers to ensure hassle-free procurement of wheat.
Punjab Additional Chief Secretary (Development) Viswajeet Khanna said a total of 3,691 mandis had been set up in the state to prevent gathering and congestion.
To ensure prompt procurement of crop in these mandis, 2,84,285 passes have been given to farmers through ‘arhatiyas' (commission agents) so as to enable them to sell their produce, he added.
In an official releases here, Khanna also said these passes are being directly issued to farmers through ‘arhatiyas' and there is no condition or restriction to get these passes through any mobile app.
He asked farmers to approach their ‘arhatiyas' for passes to take their crops to ‘mandis'.