Centre issues order for paddy procurement in Punjab, Haryana from October 3
The Centre on Saturday issued an buy to commence paddy procurement in Punjab and Haryana from Oct 3 in the desire of farmers.
The Centre’s before selection to postpone procurement till Oct eleven due to latest heavy rains sparked protests by farmers in the two states.
“I am directed to inform that, in the desire of the farmers, it has been made a decision to begin procurement of paddy from Oct 3, 2021, in the point out of Haryana and Punjab for 2021-22 Kharif marketing and advertising time,” mentioned a letter prepared by a Union Foodstuff Ministry official to the governments of Punjab and Haryana.
THe letter mentioned that paddy should be procured as for each the FAQ (truthful and ordinary excellent) norms recommended for the 2021-22 Kharif marketing and advertising time.
FAQ specs
In a separate assertion, the Union Foodstuff Ministry mentioned it “believes that the selection to begin the procurement of paddy under MSP (bare minimum help price ) from Oct 3 in Punjab and Haryana is in the in general desire of farmers and individuals as nicely so as to settle for paddy stock as for each FAQ specs to ensure excellent procurement for hundreds of thousands of individuals under PDS of Nationwide Foodstuff Safety Programme.” The procurement of Kharif crops, paddy and millet, was before to begin from Oct 1, but due to heavy rains, the central govt had postponed the procurement till Oct eleven as the moisture content material in fresh new arrivals was beyond permissible limitations.
The selection irked farmers, and lots of of them protested on Saturday in numerous elements of the two states, laying siege to the homes of lots of ministers, MPs and MLAs.
Farmers broke law enforcement barricades and confronted water cannons, which include close to Chief Minister Khattar’s house in Karnal.
In Punjab, farmers protested outdoors the residences of numerous Congress legislators, which include point out assembly Speaker Rana K P Singh in Rupnagar and MLA Harjot Kamal in Moga.
