Strict action to be taken against guilty officers and employees
End-to-end strict monitoring from farm to mandi and from mandi to sheller
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh-
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini, taking a firm stand against irregularities in the crop procurement system, said the state government is fully committed to purchasing every grain of farmers’ produce at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). He made it clear that fraudulent procurement will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
Saini was presiding over a high-level meeting, aimed at making the crop procurement system more transparent and effective here today. Urban Local Bodies Minister Sh Vipul Goyal and Minister of State for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Sh Rajesh Nagar were also present in the meeting.
Issuing strict instructions to officers of the concerned procurement agencies, the Chief Minister said regular and effective field-level monitoring must be ensured during the upcoming procurement season so that farmers’ produce is purchased at MSP without any hindrance. Taking serious note of irregularities detected in procurement in the past, he directed that such issues must not recur. He further stated that immediate and strict disciplinary action should be taken against any officer or employee found involved in fraudulent procurement, sending a clear message that wrongdoing will not be tolerated at any level.
The Chief Minister also directed that if any sheller or commission agent is found involved in collusion or serious irregularities, strict action along with heavy penalties should be imposed. He said the committee of the concerned department should only inspect shellers, and no officer or employee should conduct inspections individually. Any violation of this directive should invite immediate disciplinary action.
He further instructed that end-to-end technical monitoring of crops—from farmers’ fields to mandis and from mandis to shellers—must be ensured through the ‘Meri Fasal Mera Byora’ portal to eliminate the possibility of irregularities at any stage.
The Chief Minister said that all 24 crops are being procured at MSP in the state, making it mandatory to update accurate crop data on the ‘Meri Fasal Mera Byora’ portal. For this purpose, Gram Sachivs, patwaris, and block-level officers should be involved to collect comprehensive information on the area under cultivation for each crop. Coordination with reports received from HARSEC (Haryana Space Applications Centre) should also be ensured. He suggested involving the state’s agriculture and horticulture universities to provide expert support in this process.
The meeting was informed that the department is making special arrangements using advanced technology for the upcoming Kharif procurement season to ensure farmers face no inconvenience while selling their produce in mandis. Training will also be provided to officers and employees of all concerned departments at the divisional level for effective implementation of these technologies.