Punjab: Govt procures report amount of wheat, bypass middlemen

Amidst the continuing anti-farm regulation agitation, the federal government businesses have procured a record-breaking amount of wheat from the farmers in Punjab
As per reviews, a complete of 132.08 lac metric tonnes of wheat was bought by the federal government authorities in Punjab. As such, about 9 lac farmers obtained ₹23000 crores instantly into their financial institution accounts. The report buy of wheat was virtually 2 lac metric tonnes larger than the goal set by the State. The quantity was instantly credited to the farmers’ account with out the necessity for intermediaries/middlemen/arhtiyas. According to the Food Corporation of India (FCI), round 9 lac farmers visited mandis with their crops this yr.
The determine was 8.8 lacs final yr i.e. a rise of over 20,000 farmers. However, the procurement of wheat has been decrease within the Malwa area, the place the anti-farm regulation protests are concentrated. These areas embrace Sangrur, Muktsar Sahib, Barnala, Moga, Mansa, Fazilka, Faridkot, and Bathinda. Interestingly, a rise in procurement in Doaba and Majha helped to compensate for the low procurement within the Malwa area. It should be talked about that the procurement was larger this time, regardless of the low yield.
Due to heat temperature in March, solely 49 quintals per hectare of wheat was produced as in comparison with 50.04 quintals per hectare final yr. While talking in regards to the report procurement, Ravi Bhagat mentioned, “The government has registered farmers on the Anaj Kharid portal and the money was credited into their accounts, not those of arhtiyas… Punjab has also become the first state where the J form that carries the details about the crop a farmer sells to the government is included in the Digilocker. He is not dependent on a middleman for getting the J form”. Bhagat is the Director of Punjab Food Supply and Consumer Affairs.
A farmer named Gurdip Singh from Chak Kalan village mentioned, “I am very happy with this system with money coming directly. I sold my entire crop to government agencies as the MSP was also better this time.” He had bought 400 quintals of wheat for ₹8 lacs. Around 35 hectares in Punjab are devoted to the cultivation of wheat. About 17-18 million tonnes of wheat are procured yearly, and round 75% of it is delivered to the Mandis by farmers.
Madhya Pradesh govt transfers ₹1500 crore to 75 lakh farmers 
On May 7, the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh transferred ₹1500 crore to the financial institution accounts of 75 lakh farmers within the State. The quantity was disbursed underneath the Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana.
As per reviews, Singh knowledgeable that there are 78 lakh farmers in Madhya Pradesh. He added that solely round 24 lakh farmers amongst them can profit from the Minimum Support Price scheme. Madhya Pradesh CM emphasised that underneath the Pradhan Mantri Yojana, farmers with half an acre of land will obtain ₹6000 every year from the Union authorities. He added that about 77 lakh farmers have obtained ₹8,465 crores to this point.
The authorities has procured greater than 1 lakh metric tonnes of gram and 80 lac metric tonnes of wheat from the farmers. The Madhya Pradesh authorities has additionally prolonged the final date of procurement of meals grains from May 5 to May 25. The date for the Indore division has been prolonged solely as much as May 15. The final date for mortgage reimbursement for the farmers of the State have additionally been prolonged.