Arhtiyas won’t procure wheat if DBT payment mode not withdrawn
3 years, 8 months ago

Arhtiyas won’t procure wheat if DBT payment mode not withdrawn

Hindustan Times  

Arhtiyas on Monday announced complete boycott of wheat procurement in Punjab over implementation of Direct Benefit Transfer mode of payment to farmers. The Federation of Arhtiyas’ Associations of Punjab in its ‘Mandi Bachao Mahasammelan’ at Bagha Purana announced that the arhtiyas will not purchase the rabi produce this season if the new payment mode is not withdrawn. They want the old mode of payment to continue.” ‘Confront MLAs, MPs for not supporting agitation’ Sanyukt Kisan Morcha senior leader Balbir Singh Rajewal gave a call to confront every MLA and MP as they haven’t supported the farmers’ movement wholeheartedly. If they are with farmers, why do not they block these roads.” SKM leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni said, “The farmers will march towards Parliament in May because those who enacted the laws sit there.”

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No clarity yet on quality loss relaxation, accruals by Centre even as wheat procurement draws to a close in Punjab
2 years, 7 months ago

No clarity yet on quality loss relaxation, accruals by Centre even as wheat procurement draws to a close in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

: Even as the wheat procurement in the current rabi season in Punjab is drawing to a close, there is no clarity yet from the Union ministry of food and public distribution about relaxation for the loss in the quality of the grain and a provisional cost sheet to ascertain accruals. No clarity yet on quality loss relaxation, accruals by …

Punjab: Wheat procurement starts on April 1, food dept expects fall in arrivals
2 years, 8 months ago

Punjab: Wheat procurement starts on April 1, food dept expects fall in arrivals

Hindustan Times  

Chandigarh : The wheat procurement in Punjab for the rabi marketing season will start across 1,892 centres of the state agricultural produce marketing board from April 1. The wheat procurement in Punjab for the rabi marketing season will start across 1,892 centres of the state agricultural produce marketing board from April 1. The state food and civil supplies department, four …

Strict action against selling wheat at MSP after procuring from other states, warns Punjab govt
2 years, 8 months ago

Strict action against selling wheat at MSP after procuring from other states, warns Punjab govt

India TV News  

Highlights Thorough checking has been ordered for all the trucks laden with wheat entering Punjab Lal Chand Kataruchak has asked public and farmers to identify the culprits in this case The minister exhorted farmers to bring dry produce to the grain market Strict action will now be taken against anyone who tries to sell wheat at minimum support price in …

Punjab Wheat Procurement Sets a New Record with Smooth DBT Switchover
3 years, 7 months ago

Punjab Wheat Procurement Sets a New Record with Smooth DBT Switchover

News 18  

With a smooth switchover to direct benefit transfer of the MSP, Punjab has recorded its highest ever wheat procurement during this year’s rabi season despite the ongoing farmers stir against the Centre’s new farm laws. The Union agriculture ministry has attributed an ‘almost flawless’ transition to farmer’s acceptance of the new mechanism and crediting the smooth change to central and …

Congress forgets centre's contributions in wheat procurement in Punjab
3 years, 8 months ago

Congress forgets centre's contributions in wheat procurement in Punjab

Op India  

The wheat procurement in Punjab though delayed due to the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic, is set to take place till May 30. पंजाब कांग्रेस सरकार ने किसानों की खुशहाली के लिए कदम उठाये हैं। MSP पर खरीद कर सुनिश्चित, किसानों के चेहरों पर मुस्कान लौटाई है। पंजाब बदल रहा है, पंजाब आगे बढ़ रहा है। pic.twitter.com/u4JjVjOeJe — Congress April …

In a First, Lakhs of Farmers in Punjab Receive Direct Payment for Their Wheat Produce
3 years, 8 months ago

In a First, Lakhs of Farmers in Punjab Receive Direct Payment for Their Wheat Produce

News 18  

Despite initial reluctance of the Punjab government to accept Direct Benefit Transfer mode for payment of the Minimum Support Price, the process seems to be yielding rich dividends for lakhs of farmers in the State. In the first few days of online transfer of the MSP for the wheat procured by the Food Corporation of India, the Centre has been …

Arhtiyas’ strike against online payment halts wheat procurement
3 years, 8 months ago

Arhtiyas’ strike against online payment halts wheat procurement

Hindustan Times  

Ambala/Karnal The wheat procurement that started on April 1 in the state came to a halt on Thursday as the commission agents started their indefinite strike against the direct benefit transfer mode of payment to farmers. President of the Haryana State Anaj Mandi Arhtiyas’ Association Ashok Gupta made it clear that their strike will continue until the government withdraws the …

Punjab’s small farmers need access to institutional finance in order to end their dependence on arhatiyas
4 years ago

Punjab’s small farmers need access to institutional finance in order to end their dependence on arhatiyas

The Hindu  

As the protests against the new farm Acts intensify, farmers are clearly articulating their demands in their protracted engagement with the government. In fact, in Punjab, some large farmers even provide funds to arhatiya s at 12 per cent annual interest so that they can lend to small and marginal farmers as a business proposition. Although there are arhatiya s …

What agitating farmers want, and why the Centre may not oblige
4 years ago

What agitating farmers want, and why the Centre may not oblige

India Today  

The scale of the November 26 protest march by 20-odd farmers’ groups of Punjab to New Delhi has perhaps taken both central agencies as well as the Punjab leadership of the BJP by surprise. The Haryana government’s police deployment to try and stop the agitating farmers from marching towards Delhi led to a war of words between the state’s chief …

Centre’s ordinances: Haryana arhtiyas’ body extends support to farmers’ protest
4 years, 5 months ago

Centre’s ordinances: Haryana arhtiyas’ body extends support to farmers’ protest

Hindustan Times  

Haryana Arhtiyas Association on Thursday extended its support to the farmers’ protest from July 20, against the Centre’s recent ordinances on the agriculture sector. The members condemned the three farm ordinances passed by the Modi government by stating that “the ordinances will make grain markets in Haryana and Punjab like those in Uttar Pradesh or Bihar.” Addressing the mediapersons, State …

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