Wheat grading machines for FCI units

Una, May 7

Agriculture Minister Virender Kanwar today directed the department officers to instal three additional wheat grading machines at the two procurement centres of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) located in Una district.

Kanwar, along with Satpal Singh Satti, Chairman, State Finance Commission, inspected the FCI wheat procurement centres, located at Kangar and Takarla villages in Una. There were complaints from farmers regarding anomalies in price being offered by the FCI, as the wheat being brought at the centres by the farmers was not graded.

Kanwar said 10 wheat procurement centres had been made functional in the state, so that the farmers did not have to travel outside the state to sell their surplus produce. He said during the present Rabi season, 24,338 quintals of wheat had been procured by the FCI from farmers of the state.

Satti said farmers’ issues were discussed with the FCI officials and they were assured the government would give right dues to them. The officials were also directed to construct a new shed for storing food grains and a toilet block for farmers, who come to sell their produce at the Takarla and Kangar centres. — OC