As per the directions of Punjab Chief Minister,Charanjit Singh Channi, the senior administrative officers deputed to monitorthe welfare and development schemes implemented by the Punjab Government andthe ongoing activities in the districts, Secretary, Higher Education and MDPIDB, Krishan Kumar, on Saturday visited about a dozen grain markets in thedistrict.
He took stock of the paddy procurement and directed officials to follow the instructionsissued by the Punjab government regarding the procurement and lifting of paddyin the mandis.
Krishan Kumar, checked the moisture content of paddy in the mandis. He directed the mandi authorities not tocause any inconvenience to the farmers in the payment of paddy crop and otherprocurement related operations. He alsointeracted with the farmers present in the mandis. He directed the officials not to procure paddybrought in the mandis from states outside Punjab and as and When such a casecomes to light, relevant and legal action should be taken and the report shouldbe sent to the government immediately.
Meanwhile, Krishan Kumar inspected the paddy piles inGhanour, Samana, Dakala, Patiala and other mandis and checked the moisture levelon the spot. The farmers present on theoccasion expressed satisfaction over the government procurement process.
Manpreet Brar Food Supply Inspector Rajpura, Jujhar SinghAuction Recorder Market Committee Rajpura, Jai Preet Singh farmer from Pilkhani,Mandeep Singh, Rajinder Singh Chani and Farmers of various villages of DistrictPatiala were present on the occasion.