Majri, October 26:- Punjab Youth Development Board Chairman Parminder Singh Goldy said that paddy procurement at the Khizrabad grain market had resumed after he took up the matter with the administration and the Food and Supplies Minister following reports that procurement had been halted.
He said that as soon as he received information about the suspension of procurement at the market, he immediately contacted the concerned officials. As a result, paddy procurement was resumed in the morning. He also visited the Khizrabad grain market, interacted with commission agents and farmers, and gathered information about the difficulties they were facing.
Parminder Singh Goldy said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann had issued clear instructions that every single grain of paddy brought to the mandis by farmers must be procured. The Punjab Government is fully committed to this objective and will not allow farmers to face any kind of difficulty or inconvenience.
He further said that paddy procurement was also underway at the grain markets in Kurali and Kharar, besides Khizrabad. He assured farmers that continuous efforts were being made to ensure the smooth procurement of their crops.
Market Committee Kurali Chairman Rana Kushalpal, former Khizrabad Sarpanch Gurinder Singh, commission agents from the market and other farmers were present on the occasion.
