Wheat Target To Be Achieved Easily In Punjab: Aleem Khan
Muhammad Irfan Published May 16, 2021 | 09:00 PM
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th May, 2021 ) :Senior Minister Punjab Abdul Aleem Khan has sought data of procurement of wheat at government level across Punjab.
In an exclusive talk on Sunday, Abdul�Aleem Khan told that the purchase of wheat continued and it would be further�accelerated after the banks reopen on Monday.
He said that the target�of 3.5 million metric tons of wheat would be easily achieved in Punjab�this year.
He further said that due to personal interest�of Prime Minister Imran Khan, farmers had got the record price of�wheat at Rs.1800 per mound and they had been fully compensated for their hard work.� Senior minister said that the food department and the district administration continued to procure wheat�even during the holidays and it hoped that the Punjab�government would soon complete 100% target.
He said that�instructions had also�been issued to the Food department for�proper storage of the wheat so that the standard flour�could�reach the masses, as well.
� Abdul Aleem Khan said that the�Punjab government would ensure supply of this wheat to flour mills at�low rates so that people could buy "atta" at minimum possible price.
He said that recent changes in the weather could affect�the harvested wheat crop but overall there was bumper crop in Punjab�this year and�the public and private sectors benefited from it and�there�would be no shortage in the province.
It is worth mentioning here�that process of purchase of wheat�started at specified centers in the province after Eid holidays and�so far,�96 per cent of the target had already been achieved while more than108 per cent of the "bardana" had been distributed among cultivators.
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