Wheat procurement in Punjab begins as arhtiyas call off stir
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Chandigarh, April 10 : Wheat procurement kicked off in Punjab on Saturday with the Arhtiyas calling off their proposed strike after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ordered various steps to ensure their continued involvement in the process and immediate release of their pending payments of Rs 131 crore without waiting for dues to come from the FCI.
On the Chief Minister s directives, the state Food Department has amended the procurement software so that the Arhtiyas or commission agents will continue to be involved in the process of release of payments to the farmers, albeit in a modified manner, while farmers get their payments in their bank accounts within 48 hours, as mandated by the state government.
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Wheat procurement began in Punjab on Saturday, April 10, with commission agents (Arhtiyas) calling off their proposed strike following Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s orders for release of their payments without waiting for Food Corporation of India (FCI) to clear dues.
The Chief Minister ordered various steps to ensure their continued involvement in the process and immediate release of their pending payments of Rs 131 crores.
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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.
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Chandigarh, April 10
Wheat procurement kicked off in Punjab on Saturday with the arhtiyas calling off their proposed strike after Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh ordered various steps to ensure their continued involvement in the process and immediate release of their pending payments of Rs 131 crore without waiting for dues to come from the FCI.
On the Chief Minister’s directives, the State Food Department has amended the procurement software so that the arhtiyas will continue to be involved in the process of release of payments to the farmers, albeit in a modified manner, while farmers get their payments in their bank accounts within 48 hours, as mandated by the state government.
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.