Kickstarting the paddy procurement in Kurali Mandi on Monday evening, the Deputy Commissioner Mrs Aashika Jain assured the farmers and Commission agents of smooth and seamless purchase of crops across the district Mandis. Appealing to the farmers to bring the dry paddy to the Mandis, she said that the district administration would not let any inconvenience to the farmers, commission agents and labourers henceforth.
he Deputy Commissioner said that as per the commitment of the Punjab Government, each and every grain of the crop would be procured by the Agencies without any hiccup provided the farmers take care of the moisture conditions laid by the Government of India. She said that today besides the Kurali Mandi, procurement is also done at Derabassi, Lalru, Tasimbli and Jarout Mandis equally.
She said that all the arrangements including payment, lifting and transportation are in place and the SDMs have been asked to be in touch with the Procurement Agencies in their respective areas to continue uninterrupted operations of procurement. She was accompanied by the SDM Kharar Gurmandar Singh, DFSC Vijay Kumar Singla and representatives of procurement agencies, Commission Agents and farmers.