Saini chairs review meeting regarding preparations for Rabi procurement marketing season 2025-26
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, March 24 -
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini directed officials of all the four procurement agencies procuring wheat, mustard, barley, gram, lentil and sunflower for the Rabi marketing season 2025-26 to complete the necessary arrangements in time so that farmers do not face any problem in selling crops in mandis.
This time a bumper production of wheat is expected. Therefore, robust arrangements should be ensured for the purchase of wheat in the mandis, the Chief Minister said, directing the Marketing Board officials to construct large sheds at vacant places in the mandis keeping in mind the future needs.
The Chief Minister was chairing a review meeting in Chandigarh today regarding the preparations for the Rabi procurement marketing season 2025-26.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister was informed that 30 per cent of Rabi crops are to be procured by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department, 40 per cent by HAFED, 20 per cent by Haryana State Warehousing Corporation and 10 per cent by Food Corporation of India.