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Wheat starts arriving but procurement yet to begin in Haryana mandis
Even as the arrival of wheat has picked up at the grain markets across the state, procurement is yet to begin primarily due to the non-finalisation of labour and transport contractors as well as absence of gunny bags.
Published on Apr 08, 2025 06:20 AM IST
Bhavey Nagpal, Karnal
Procurement delay could have been dire: LoP amid Covid row
R Ashoka said that the Congress should release detailed information about the prices of medical equipment procured during the pandemic across all states
Updated on Nov 16, 2024 05:54 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bengaluru
Mandis full: Wheat sowing set to be delayed as paddy harvesting in slo-mo
Farmers in Punjab face a procurement crisis, with only 15% of paddy sold amid delays and moisture issues, as wheat sowing begins.
Updated on Oct 27, 2024 07:54 AM IST
Vishal JoshiKaram Prakash, Bathinda/patiala
Expedite paddy procurement: Ludhiana DC
Ludhiana deputy commissioner Jitendra Jorwal underscored the need to purchase and lift farmers’ produce promptly to support them, stating that the Punjab government is dedicated to ensuring a smooth and hassle-free procurement process
Updated on Oct 25, 2024 05:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Dip in wheat procurement in MP, govt cites higher market price as reason
Experts believe that more than 50% of wheat in Madhya Pradesh has either been hoarded by farmers or sold directly to wheat traders
Published on Jul 08, 2024 01:51 PM IST
Record rice stocks may prompt higher public distribution
India's rice stocks are at a record high, nearly four times the target, prompting government action to reduce inventory amid expectations of a strong crop.
Updated on May 28, 2024 01:24 AM IST
Zia Haq, New Delhi
At 132 lakh tonnes, wheat arrivals hit all-time high in Punjab
According to the state food and supplies department, 6,000 tonne wheat arrived in state’s grain markers on Sunday, taking the total count to 132.25 lakh tonnes.
Updated on May 27, 2024 08:32 AM IST
Wheat purchases sufficient for food security needs but may miss target: Data
Govt procures enough wheat for food security, but may fall short of target due to farmer stockholding. Surplus stocks help stabilize prices in case of inflation.
Updated on May 26, 2024 06:00 AM IST
At 127.6 lakh tonnes, wheat arrivals in Punjab mandis surpass last yr’s procurement figures
Last year, on the corresponding day, the total arrival had stood at 123.20 lakh tonnes. This time, the state is expecting a bumper crop with the total production expected to touch 175 lakh tonnes.
Updated on May 10, 2024 06:06 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
SC seeks Centre, Punjab, Haryana’s response on PIL for fixing alternative crops’ MSP higher than paddy
A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan issued a notice to the Centre, States of Punjab, and Haryana, pollution control boards, agriculture universities, and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and asked them to file their replies
Updated on Apr 28, 2024 07:52 AM IST
Asian News International, New Delhi
Tardy wheat lifting: Punjab officials fail to keep pace with arrivals
Lifting essentially means moving the produce to storage points or rail heads for transportation to consuming states. Slow lifting not just leaves the grains at risk for damage due to weather vagaries, it also hinders the procurement process for farmers next in the queue.
Updated on Apr 27, 2024 07:58 AM IST
Gurpreet Singh Nibber, Chandigarh
Wheat procurement starts in Punjab, but no arrivals in markets on Day 1
Even as the Punjab food and civil supplies department, Markfed, Punsup, State Warehousing Corporation, Pungrain and the Centre’s Food Corporation of India started procurement of wheat on Monday no produce arrived from the fields in grain markets across the state on Day 1
Updated on Apr 02, 2024 07:48 AM IST
Arrangements in place for wheat procurement from April 1,says Punjab Chief Secretary Anurag Verma
Wheat has been sown over 35.07 lakh hectares in Punjab and the output is expected to be 161.30 lakh metric tonne
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 08:36 AM IST
Press Trust of India, Chandigarh
Wheat stocks at 7-year low, Centre pins hopes on bumper harvest
The dip in stocks, the lowest since 2017, follows the government’s sale of nearly 10 million tonne since June last year to bulk buyers, such as flour mills, to curb domestic prices.
Updated on Mar 27, 2024 07:28 AM IST
Zia Haq, New Delhi
Mustard procurement in Haryana from Tuesday
The government will purchase the crop at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of ₹5,650 per quintal in the state through the Haryana State Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (HAFED) and Haryana State Warehouse Corporation (HSWC)
Updated on Mar 24, 2024 07:08 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Karnal
State approves purchase of 20 new patrolling boats for coastal security
Maharashtra approves ₹118 crore for 20 new patrolling boats for coastal security. Also, ₹26 crore allocated for repairing 22 non-functional boats.
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 07:38 AM IST
Govt committed to farmers’ welfare: Yogi
A total of 5,206 procurement centres have been established, with 10,45,946 farmers registering online for paddy sales.
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 10:51 PM IST
ACB asks 26 Delhi hospitals to give procurement details
ACB also sought prosecution sanction against nine doctors who have been found involved in the matter.
Updated on Feb 16, 2024 04:53 AM IST
U.P.’s first skin bank awaiting equipment to start patient care
The infrastructure is ready but a few equipments are yet to be purchased by the university, without which inspection by State Organ Tissue Transplant Organisation (SOTTO) cannot be done. Permission to run a skin bank is mandatory from SOTTO.
Published on Feb 10, 2024 08:08 PM IST
Centre's White Paper lists corruption cases during UPA govt. Check their status
The ‘White Paper’ said when the Modi government assumed office in 2014, the economy was in a "fragile state"; and there was widespread corruption.
Published on Feb 08, 2024 06:41 PM IST
PNDT committee defunct for 6 months, Delhi govt cites ‘grey areas’in admin
The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PNDT) committee in Delhi has been inactive for the past six months, causing delays in procurement of new machines and centers in government and private facilities. The proposal for reconstitution of the committee is pending approval from the chief secretary of Delhi and the lieutenant governor. The absence of the committee has affected the operations of diagnostic centers in the city. This has led to longer waiting times for basic radiology tests in government hospitals, causing inconvenience to poor patients.
Updated on Jan 25, 2024 05:34 AM IST
For energy security, Indian govt looks at maize
The Union government has signed off on a plan to procure maize at federally fixed minimum support prices while increasing output and productivity by expanding the area under cultivation as part of a strategy to meet India’s biofuel needs
Updated on Jan 17, 2024 06:22 AM IST
Zia Haq, New Delhi
'Not even a kilo of pulses will be imported from Jan 2028," says Amit Shah
Shah said that India is not self-reliant in the field of pulses, but the country has achieved self-sufficiency in green gram (moong) and gram (chana).
Updated on Jan 04, 2024 07:36 PM IST
U.P. buys almost 11K MT of jowar to promote millets
Out of the total purchase of 10,129.85 metric tonnes of jowar made by the government from across eight divisions, the highest procurement took place in the Kanpur region
Updated on Dec 21, 2023 08:03 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Punjab VB team raids grain markets to check bogus billing
Nearly 40 teams of the Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) raided various grain markets to access stock of paddy procured in the wee hours on Tuesday. Suspecting foul play in a paddy purchase on Diwali, Gurkirat Kirpal Singh on Monday has asked the VB to investigate the matter.
Updated on Nov 15, 2023 06:06 AM IST
Vishal Rambani, Chandigarh
Paddy arrivals in Punjab mandis slower than last year; over 70% crop lifted
In the corresponding time in 2022, Punjab recorded 124 lakh tonnes arrival of non-basmati rice in the state mandis; experts attribute the slow pace of arrival in the current procurement season to the rains that lashed the state in mid-October which delayed harvesting of paddy
Updated on Nov 02, 2023 07:46 AM IST
Vishal Joshi, Bathinda
CAQM reiterates Oct 31 deadline for NCR to phase out pre-BS 6 buses
Sharing data, CAQM said the transition is being facilitated with each state already in the process of procuring new buses
Updated on Oct 21, 2023 05:30 AM IST
Procurement hit as rain drenches paddy in Haryana mandis
Millions of tonnes of paddy lying in the mandis got soaked due to early morning showers adding to the woes of farmers, labourers, arhtiyas and traders in Haryana
Updated on Oct 17, 2023 06:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Karnal
Punjab: Rain bigger concern for cotton growers in Malwa
Farm experts say inclement weather likely to cause more damage to cotton crop, where second picking in sizeable area is underway
Published on Oct 16, 2023 02:15 PM IST
Vishal Joshi
Finally, Chandigarh finalises start-up policy, notification likely by month-end
Chandigarh began drafting the policy in 2018, two years after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the Start-up India Policy and directed UTs and states to frame their own policies tailored to the needs of entrepreneurs in their regions. However, due to several flip-flops, the UT missed multiple deadlines for enforcing the policy.
Updated on Oct 16, 2023 08:38 AM IST
Hillary Victor, Chandigarh