All wheat must be procured, says Haryana Speaker to mandi officials

Haryana Assembly Speaker Harvinder Kalyan visited the Karnal grain market on Monday to review the ongoing wheat procurement process. During his visit, he interacted with farmers and arhtiyas, instructing the authorities concerned to ensure that every single grain of wheat must be procured. He instructed mandi officials to ensure that farmers received payments for their produce within the stipulated period.

Kalyan also sought information about wheat lifting from the market committee secretary and inquired about the availability of gunny bags and other procurement arrangements from officials concerned. Later, he inspected heaps of wheat produce and checked the moisture level in grains. He also spoke directly with farmers present in the market.

In reply to a question asked by mediapersons related to losses suffered by farmers due to recent unseasonal rain, Kalyan emphasised that the government was fully committed for the welfare of farmers. “As a public representative, I personally take care of every issue faced by our farmers,” he said.

Kalyan highlighted that over the past 10 years, compensation worth Rs 10,000 crore was disbursed among farmers across the state.

Expressing satisfaction over the procurement arrangements in the mandi, he assured that the government was serious about both the lifting of procured grain and timely payments to farmers.

He also lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for presenting two major gifts to Haryana on the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar including laying the foundation stone of 800 MW unit at the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant in Yamunanagar along with the inauguration of the second terminal of Maharaja Agrasen Airport in Hisar.