{"id":53351,"date":"2025-10-16T14:17:36","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T08:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=53351"},"modified":"2025-10-16T14:17:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T08:47:57","slug":"over-1-43-lakh-mts-paddy-purchased-so-far-payment-of-rs-337-crore-ensured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/over-1-43-lakh-mts-paddy-purchased-so-far-payment-of-rs-337-crore-ensured\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1.43 lakh MTs paddy purchased so far; payment of Rs. 337 crore ensured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DC issues strict directions to officials to expedite lifting during crucial meeting<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Jalandhar News (Pawan Dhupar):\u00a0<\/span> Deputy Commissioner Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal today chaired a meeting with various officials at the District Administrative Complex, directing them to ensure faster lifting of paddy from the grain markets. He emphasized that no leniency should be shown in the procurement arrangements and that adequate facilities must be provided to farmers and laborers engaged in this mammoth exercise.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner informed that till last evening, 1,46,218 metric tonnes of paddy had arrived in the markets, out of which 1,43,763 metric tonnes have already been procured by various procurement agencies. He stated that PUNGRAIN has purchased 48,089 MT, MARKFED 46,445 MT, PUNSUP 33,048 MT, Punjab State Warehousing Corporation 14,482 MT, FCI 1,605 MT, and private traders 94 MT of paddy.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Aggarwal further mentioned that payments worth Rs. 337 crore have been ensured to farmers within the stipulated time for the paddy purchased so far.<\/p>\n<p>Reiterating the Punjab Government\u2019s commitment to procure every single grain of paddy, Dr. Aggarwal said that the district administration is ensuring that farmers face no inconvenience in the markets. He directed officials to continuously monitor market arrangements so that no difficulties arise for farmers or laborers.<br \/>\nAppealing to farmers to bring dry paddy to the mandis, he said that paddy should be brought as per the moisture content norms fixed by the government to avoid any kind of issues during sale. He also urged farmers to use Super-SMS with combine harvesters and to carry out harvesting between 10 AM and 6 PM only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DC issues strict directions to officials to expedite lifting during crucial meeting Jalandhar News (Pawan Dhupar):\u00a0 Deputy Commissioner Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal today chaired a meeting with various officials at the District Administrative Complex, directing them to ensure faster lifting of paddy from the grain markets. 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