Date of moong procurement extended in Punjab till August 10
Chandigarh, August 3
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann today extended the date of procurement of moong crop till August 10.
Mann said that the crop procurement had ended on July 31. In order to facilitate farmers, the date has now been extended till August 10 with a clear direction that the crop would be procured at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Rs 7,275 per quintal.
He said that the Managing Director (MD) of the nodal procurement agency Markfed, Ramveer, has been given necessary directions in this regard. He said the government would bear the gap, up to Rs 1,000 per quintal, for moong crop sold below MSP by farmers due to damage in grain. He said that this incentive would be given to all moong cultivators, including those who have already sold their crop to private players. The CM said that so far, the state government has purchased 4,807 MT of moong in the state.
