Govt fixes wheat MSP at Rs 1,925
Tribune News ServiceJAMMU, MAY 13 The UT has fixed the Maximum Support Price (MSP) of wheat at Rs 1,925 while 24 temporary procurement centres have been established for the rabi harvest in Jammu region. Harvesting safely As per Central Government...
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Tribune News Service
JAMMU, MAY 13
The UT has fixed the Maximum Support Price (MSP) of wheat at Rs 1,925 while 24 temporary procurement centres have been established for the rabi harvest in Jammu region.
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Harvesting safely
As per Central Government guidelines, it was mandatory for farmers and support staff to wear protective face masks, regularly sanitise vehicles, mandis and strictly implement social distancing norms
The directions are being collectively implemented by police and farmers across Jammu, the grain bowl of J&K. The UT administration had also established an enforcement wing to check the movement of agriculture products within and outside J&K
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As per the Director of Agriculture, Jammu, harvesting has been completed in 1,20,000 hectare, out of total target of 2,21,000 hectare, which mainly falls in Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts and parts of Rajouri.
“More than 50 per cent harvesting of wheat has been completed. The lockdown coincided with the harvesting season but timely measures taken by the government have helped farmers complete the work,” an agriculture official said.
The department has also established a 24×7 Agri Facilitation Centre at Lakhanpur. As many as 22 Agriculture Business Centres (ABCs) and Farm Machinery Banks have also been operational.
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