Chandigarh-- Government agencies and private millers procured more than 41684 tonnes of Paddy till last evening Out of total procurement of 41684 tonnes of paddy in all the procurement centers of Punjab, Government agencies procured 17922 tonnes of paddy (43.0%) till date whereas private traders procured 23762 tonnes (57.0%) of paddy. Till October 02, PUNGRAIN had procured 12111 tonnes (67.6%) whereas MARKFED procured 2483 tonnes (13.9%). PUNSUP procured 1694 tonnes (9.5%) , PSWC procured 485 tonnes (2.7%) whereas PAIC was able to procure 556 tonnes (3.1 %) of paddy.
The Central Government agency FCI had been able to procure 593 tonnes (3.3%).
The spokesman added that District Faridkot with 9945 tonnes of procurement was leading in procurement operations whereas District Muktsar with 6887 tonnes of procurement was at second slot and district Tarn Taran a 6481 tonnes of procurement ranked at third position. The State Government has set up 1795 procurement centres and activated its total machinery to ensure smooth procurement of paddy, the spokesman added.