Over Rs 5,300 Crore Paid To 1.8 Lakh Farmers In One Day: Punjab Government
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Another Rs 1,500 crore has been approved for payment in this procurement season and would be released once the banks open on Monday, Punjab minister Lal Chand Kataruchak said
The Punjab government paid Rs 5,334 crore to over 1.8 lakh farmers under the minimum support price, or MSP, guarantee in a single day on Friday, the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Bhagwant Mann government said in a statement today.
Another Rs 1,500 crore has been approved for payment in this procurement season and would be released once the banks open tomorrow, Punjab Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak said in the statement.
The minister said the AAP government made the payments owing to the commitment made by Mr Mann to farmers for hassle-free paddy procurement.
Mr Kataruchak said the state has bought 144 tonnes of paddy in this season till yesterday.
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