97 percent wheat procured in Ferozepur with Rs.593 cr payment under DBT scheme

Ferozepur, April 26, 2021: With 97 percent procurement of wheat crop against the total arrival by the government agencies and release of Rs.593 crore payment to farmers under direct benefit transfer scheme, all wheat procurement operations in the district are running uninterrupted, by following the Covid-19 guidelines.

Divulging with details, Deputy Commissioner, Gurpal Singh Chahal said, in all 6,00,263 MTs wheat has been procured out of the total a of 6,14,583 MTs in the district and payment of Rs.593.41 crore has been transferred to the farmers’ account directly under DBT Scheme, started from this marketing season and remaining payment was also being made at a fast pace.

DC also asked the procuring agencies to intensify the lifting operation to save from damage of crop due to sudden rains. He also asked the farmers, commission agents, labourers, employees of agencies to ensure the security by following the corona appropriate behavior and also come forward for Corona vaccination, to contribute in fight against the deadly Coronavirus, for its further transmission in the society.