Staff Reporter
For first time in provincial history, the Punjab government has achieved 100 percent of its wheat procurement target, claimed senior Punjab Senior and Food Minister Aleem Khan on Thursday.
He said that the Punjab govt had fixed the wheat procurement target at 3.5 million tons for this year.
Greeting the Food Department teams for achieving the 100pc procurement target, the Punjab’s senior minister termed it as a big achievement.
The food department has been issued directives for keeping procured wheat safe, he further said.
The minister said that the prime minister increased the wheat rate for Rs400 per 40kg and added that PM Khan is committed to uplifting farmers of the country.
The farmers’ complaints about wheat procurement are being addressed on the spot, he said.
“The food department is also vigilant about hoarding and smuggling of wheat,” he added.
