Adequate supply of DAP/NPK/SSP for the upcoming Rabi season, Agriculture Minister assures Majha Kissan Sangarsh Committee
Meeting of Sugar Cane Control Board on September 27
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, September 19-
To check the practice of boosting sale of other products by illegally tagging them with fertilisers, Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare department has formed four teams, each overseen by officers at the Joint Director level.These teams have been tasked with combating this illegal practice.
Punjab cabinet Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian directed the formation of these teams following a meeting with the Majha Kissan Sangarsh Committee here at his office on Thursday.
The Agriculture Minister assured the Majha Kissan Sangarsh Committee delegation, led by it president Balwinder Singh, that Punjab has an adequate supply of DAP/NPK/SSP for the upcoming Rabi season as Punjab is receiving sufficient quantities of DAP and other phosphatic fertilisers.
On the matter of forcefully tagging of other agricultural products with fertilisers, raised by the Farmers' delegation, S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian stated that the Punjab Government led by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann will not tolerate any exploitation of our farmers.