78,230 tonnes wheat procured

Chandigarh, April 29 The state government today procured a total of 78,230 tonnes of wheat through various procurement agencies at MSP. An official spokesperson said that a total of 82.72 lakh tonnes of wheat have arrived at 396 mandi/procurement centres...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 01:09 PM Apr 30, 2021 IST

Chandigarh, April 29

The state government today procured a total of 78,230 tonnes of wheat through various procurement agencies at MSP.

An official spokesperson said that a total of 82.72 lakh tonnes of wheat have arrived at 396 mandi/procurement centres of the state. Out of that, a total of 79.09 lakh tonnes of wheat has been procured. He informed that till date, as many as 8,88,082 J-forms of 4,93,831 farmers have been issued. Till April 29, Rs 8,711 crore have been transferred directly to the account of farmers. — TNS