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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Punjab’s problem of ‘plenty’ paddy -Harpreet Bajwa

Punjab’s problem of ‘plenty’ paddy -Harpreet Bajwa

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published Published on Oct 15, 2021   modified Modified on Oct 19, 2021

-The New Indian Express

A confrontation is brewing in Punjab after the Centre, for the first time, capped paddy procurement from the state at 170 lakh metric tonnes. 

CHANDIGARH: A confrontation is brewing in Punjab after the Centre, for the first time, capped paddy procurement from the state at 170 lakh metric tonnes. The Centre has also made it clear that it will not bear any responsibility for extra paddy arriving at the grain markets. The Centre has accused Punjab of procuring excess grain than what it produces and passing it to the Centre to avail of the MSP. But the state is pushing for a revised estimate of 190 lakh tonnes.

To check illegal flow of paddy, the state government has seized 10,000 bags of paddy and 5,000 bags of rice (7,260 quintals) which have come in the last few days from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal on bogus bills so that it could be procured at MSP. The state government has formed around 150 teams to stop the illegal flow besides sealing the borders at 94 points.

The Punjab Police has so far registered eight cases against 16 people for attempting to sell their produce in the state since the paddy procurement began from October 3. Additional DGP V Neeraja has been deputed to supervise the inter-state ‘nakas’ to prevent the unauthorised food grains and paddy from entering the state. Paddy from other states makes its way to Punjab every year and is sold at MSP.

Sources said traders buy paddy from UP, Bihar, MP and West Bengal. Including transport cost, it costs them around Rs.1,200 per quintal and is sold in Punjab on the MSP at Rs.1,960 per quintal. A senior officer in Punjab Food and Civil Supplies Department alleged that big fish, including some MLAs of both ruling and opposition parties are involved in the illegal trade.

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The New Indian Express, 15 October, 2021, https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/oct/15/punjabs-problem-of-plenty-paddy-2371772.html


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