Farmers to be issued UIN for wheat procurement

Jalandhar, April 13

Jalandhar DC Varinder Kumar Sharma, Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar and Senior Superintendent of Police Navjot Singh Mahal on Monday said farmers would be issued Unique Identification Number (UIN) for ensuring smooth and hassle-free procurement of wheat in a staggered manner.

The officials also took stock of arrangements for the procurement season starting from April 15 at the Bhogpur grain market. They said the process would continue till June 15.

The officials said the UIN would ensure that only farmers who had been issued the slip would be allowed to enter the grain market for selling their golden grain. The slips would have a special hologram and only the bearers of the original slips would be allowed at the grain market. The officials said the state government and the district administration were committed to procuring every single grain of the farmers in this hour of crisis. The norms of social distancing would be strictly followed.

They said during the procurement process, coupons would be issued by market committees to arhtiyas, which would be subsequently given to the farmers. A farmer would be entitled to take multiple coupons each day or on different days depending on space and would be entitled to bring one trolley having about 50 quintal wheat. — TNS