National
April 16, 2021
LAHORE: Distribution of "bardana" and procurement of wheat has been started at wheat procurement centres across Punjab and so far more than 400,000 bags of "bardana" have been distributed while staff of Food Department and local administration is alert.
Punjab Senior Food Minister Abdul Aleem Khan was informed in the department briefing that the Food Department had made all the arrangements in this regard. Moreover, the Punjab government has also taken farmer-friendly measures to provide "bardana" to the farmers through online registration and this facility has been provided to all the farmers of Punjab. It was informed that farmers had been exempted from all restrictions, including land owners' documents like "fard" for obtaining "bardana" and they can get it as per their requirement without any hindrance.