397056 MT Paddy Procured on eleventh day: Ashu

Information and Public Relations Department, Punjab

397056 MT Paddy Procured on eleventh day: Ashu

Chandigarh, 14 October:

The Government procurement agencies have procured 397056 metric tonnes of paddy in Punjab on eleventh day of procurement of this Kharif Season.

Disclosing this here today, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Punjab Mr. Bharat Bhushan Ashu said the Government procurement agencies procured total  2038846 MT and 24012 MT paddy procured by private Millers.

He said that  401277.50 MT paddy has been arrived in  mandis of state today  and  so far a total of 2169334 metric tonnes of paddy has arrived in the state out of which 2062858 metric tonnes of paddy has been Precoured.

Mr. Ashu said department has cleared 2108.82 Cr. Rupee of farmers.

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