Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, October 21-
Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann on Monday directed the officers to ensure speedy lifting of the paddy being procured in the Mandis across the state.
Chairing a meeting to review the procurement operations in the state, the Chief Minister said that the paddy should be lifted at the earliest in the state so that farmers do not have to face any inconvenience. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that farmers of the state have played a key role in making the country self reliant in food production.
The Chief Minister said that in this process the food growers have even over exploited the only available natural resources of the state in terms of water and fertile soil. Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this year also the farmers of state are expected to contribute 185 lakh Metric Ton of paddy in the national food kitty. He said that farmers should not be allowed to face any sort of inconvenience in the Mandis.