86% Of Available Wheat Procured In Punjab: Mandi Board
Punjab had set a target for procurement of 130 LMT of wheat in the ongoing Rabi Marketing Season. It has already procured 29.65 LMT in a week.
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Apr 17, 2021
In Punjab, 29.65 LMT of a total of 25.61 LMT wheat available in mandis across the state have already been procured since April 10.
This was stated in a media release on Saturday, April 17, which added that the procured quantity amounted to 86.37 percent of the grain that arrived in state mandis.
COVID-19 protocols are already in place in state mandis. According to Secretary, Mandi Board and Director Food & Civil Supplies, Ravi Bhagat, Punjab Mandi Board has made arrangements for providing 10,000 masks (N-95) and 10,000 bottles of sanitisers to its 5,600 officials and staff.