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Direct cash transfer smooth in Punjab, but is it a hit with farmers -Shagun Kapil

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State pays out 83% of wheat MSP due for rabi season in a month

Punjab has successfully paid the lion’s share of price due to wheat farmers for their produce via the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) route as the Rabi marketing season nears its end. However, farmers are unsure about what it will mean for their equation with the aarthiyas or commission agents, who have been their financial backbones till now.

The state has transferred Rs 21,010 crore as minimum support price (MSP) to farmers till May 10, 2021, state officials said. This means that it was able to pay 83 per cent of the Rs 25,280 crore owed to wheat farmers within one month, starting from April 10, when wheat procurement began in Punjab.

Punjab and Haryana were the only two states in the country which had not shifted to the DBT mode so far. While Haryana finally shifted last year in the Kharif marketing season, Punjab was reluctant this time too and had initially sought more time from the Central government.

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