Ensure smooth paddy procurement: Malerkotla DC Amrit Kaur Gill tells agencies

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Mandi Ahmedgarh, Sept 30

Officials of procurement agencies have been asked to ensure that no farmer bringing his produce to grain markets is harassed and the process of procurement, lifting and payments is executed with zero tolerance or delay.

Cultivators at the same time have been appealed to bring paddy conforming with allowed quality parameters, including moisture, to avoid any last minute inconvenience.

Deputy Commissioner, Malerkotla, Amrit Kaur Gill, said officials of all procurement agencies and market committees falling under Ahmedgarh, Amargarh and Malerkotla subdivisions had been directed to ensure follow directions of the state government regarding smooth and hassle-free procurement of paddy.

“Besides giving guidelines to officials, related directly with the process of procurement, lifting and payment of the agricultural produce, I have asked SDMs Harbans Singh and T Benith (the procurement in-charges) to monitor the process so that farmers should not face any inconvenience in realisation of full value of their produce,” Gill said.

She claimed that all arrangements for providing basic amenities, including drinking water, clean lavatories and shelters for farmers, had been made at all 46 procurement centres being supervised by 14 sector officers.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Tripathi has been asked to

ensure redressal of issues received through control office phone number 01675-252002.

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