Punjab expected to procure 132 lakh metric tons wheat: Chief Secretary
Punjab is expected to procure 132 lakh metric tons wheat, out of which 17.14 lakh metric tons have already been acquired, Chief Secretary Anurag Verma said on Sunday.
With the highest wheat procurement of 10.96 Lakh Metric Tonne (LMT), the Sangrur district is leading in all over the state where total 121.64 LMT wheat has been procured till date.
An official spokesperson said here on Sunday that Patiala at 8.93 LMT and Bathinda at 8.87 LMT are the two other districts behind Sangrur having major wheat procurement.
Detailing agency-wise, the spokesperson said that Punjab Grains Procurement Corporation Limited (PUNGRAIN) has procured 2.80 LMT wheat amounting to 23 per cent of the total procurement while Markfed procured 2.66 LMT which amounts to 21.9 per cent. Whereas, Punjab State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (PUNSUP) procured 2.34 LMT leading to 19.3 per cent,
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Punjab State Warehousing Corporation (PSWC) procured 16.55 LMT which is 13.6 per cent, Punjab Agro Food Corporation (PAFC) procured 12.07 LMT approximating to 9.9 per cent while Food Cooperation of India (FCI) procured 14.38 LMT which amounts to 11.8 per cent of the total wheat procured so far.
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