Arhtiyas withdraw strike over MSP,wheat purchase begins in Punjab
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Amarinder Singh assures they will remain an integral part of procurement system
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Amarinder Singh assures they will remain an integral part of procurement system
A few hours after going on a Statewide strike against the Centre’s direction to the State government to transfer the minimum support price of farmers’ crops directly to their bank accounts, ‘Arhtiyas’ in Punjab on Saturday withdrew their strike. The Arhtiyas or commission agents withdrew their strike after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh assured them that they would remain an integral part of the procurement system.
Amarinder Singh ordered various steps to ensure arhtiyas continued involvement in the process.
Ludhiana/Chandigarh:
A few hours after going on a state-wide strike against the Centre s direction to the state government to transfer the minimum support price of farmers crops directly to their bank accounts, arhtiyas in Punjab on Saturday withdrew their strike.
The arhtiyas or commission agents withdrew their strike after Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh assured them that they would remain an integral part of the procurement system.
Earlier during the day, around 40,000 arhtiyas across the state had gone on strike to protest against the direct benefit transfer (DBT) of the minimum support price (MSP) to farmers for their crops, bypassing them.
Punjab Agrees To Implement Direct Bank Transfer For Farmers From April 10 Punjab Agrees To Implement Direct Bank Transfer For Farmers From April 10 Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, after a lengthy discussion with Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal on this issue, said the Centre rejected the state government s demand to give more time to implement direct bank transfer (DBT) of minimum support price (MSP) to farmers.
Punjab agrees to implement direct bank transfer for farmers from April 10. (Representational)
New Delhi:
Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Thursday said the state government has no choice but to implement the Centre s mandated instruction on direct bank transfer of MSP to farmers from the current season.
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Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal.
Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Thursday said the state government has no choice but to implement the Centre s mandated instruction on direct bank transfer of MSP to farmers from the current season.
Badal, after a lengthy discussion with Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal on this issue, said the Centre rejected the state government s demand to give more time to implement direct bank transfer (DBT) of minimum support price (MSP) to farmers.
The Punjab Chief Minister has called a meeting with arthiyas (commission agents) on Friday to discuss about a new mechanism ahead of wheat procurement that will commence from April 10.
Punjab ministers to meet Goyal over RDF today
If the state does not get RDF on paddy, it would cost the exchequer about Rs 1,250 crore in paddy season alone, Punjab Food Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu said. December 24, 2020 10:18:29 am
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal. (Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg)
Two months after the Centre refused to keep a provision for Rural Development Fund (RDF) in the Cash Credit Limit extended for the current paddy procurement season, the state is still awaiting the amount even after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh took it up with the Union government.
If the Centre does not accede to the state’s demand by December 31, the CCL for paddy will lapse and the state would lose Rs 1,250 crore due to the state on account of RDF on paddy, Punjab Food Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu told The Indian Express on Wednesday.