1 lakh 55 thousand 288 MT of wheat arrived in district mandis so far : Deputy Commissioner

Publish Date : 29/04/2021

Office of District Public Relations Officer, Rupnagar

Rupnagar Dated 28 April 2021

Online payment of Rs. 243 crore 84 lakh to farmers for wheat procured

The procurement of wheat in the mandis of the district was going on smoothly and till 28 April, 1 lakh 55 thousand 288 metric tonnes of wheat had arrived in various mandis ,out of which every single grain of wheat had been procured by various procurement agencies.

Disclosing this here today Mrs. Sonali Giri Deputy Commissioner, Rupnagar said that 41 thousand 462 MT wheat had been procured by PUNGRAN, 32 thousand 148 MT by Markfed, 38 thousand 839 MT by PUNSUP, 23 thousand 448 MT by Punjab State Warehouse Corporation and FCI had procured 19401 metric tonnes of wheat. She disclosed that 90 thousand 269 metric tonnes of wheat has been lifted . She said that till date online payment of Rs.243 crore 84 lakh had been made to the farmers.