Haryana govt makes elaborate arrangements for Rabi crops

The Haryana government has made all elaborate arrangements for the smooth procurement of Rabi crops. The procurement of crops would be commissioned from April 1.

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government has made all elaborate arrangements for the smooth procurement of Rabi crops. The procurement of crops would be commissioned from April 1.

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan said here today that this year wheat had been sown in an area of 24 lakh hectares of land and the production was expected about 105 lakh metric tonnes of wheat and out of which about 45 lakh metric tonnes was expected to be procured by the six agencies at the minimum support price.

He said that the wheat would be procured by six procuring agencies - Food and Supplies 28 per cent, Hafed 35 per cent, Food Corporation of India 10 per cent, Haryana Warehousing Corporation, Haryana Agro Industries and Confed 9 per cent each at minimum support price of Rs. 1000 per quintal as announced by Union Government.

Chander Mohan said that similarly, the minimum support price of other rabi crops announced by the Centre Government like barley is Rs.650 per quintal, gram Rs.1600 per quintal and mustard Rs 1,800 per quintal.
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