Wheat procurement gains pace

Even with the rise in Covid-19 cases , the procurement of wheat has gained pace with purchase starting in Punjab from April 10.

So far 29.24 lakh tonnes of wheat have been procured which has benefitted about 3.3 lakh farmers .

According to reports of Food Corporation of India, the central agency which procures and distributes food grains, Haryana with procurement of 14.67 lakh tonnes lead the tally followed by Madhya Pradesh (11.92 lakh tonnes) .

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