Under MSP, the purchase of wheat should beconducted smoothly in the year 2021-22

Chief Minister issues instructions to ensure all arrangements on time for wheat procurement work starting from April 1, 2021

 

The incumbent state government is determined to provide
the farmers with a fair price for their produce

 

Under MSP, the purchase of wheat should be
conducted smoothly in the year 2021-22

 

Arrangement to be made for seating and drinking water
of the farmers at the wheat purchasing centers

 

It should be ensured that farmers do not have
to wait long to sell their produce

 

Prevention measures to be adopted in wake of
Covid-19 pandemic during wheat procurement

Lucknow : 30 March, 2021

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Ji has given instructions to ensure all arrangements for wheat procurement work starting from April 1, 2021, on time. He said that the present state government is committed to providing a fair price to the farmers for their produce. 

The present state government is continuously providing benefits of price support scheme to farmers on a large scale from the year 2017 onwards, he said and further said that the purchase of wheat under MSP should be conducted smoothly in the year 2021-22.

The Chief Minister was reviewing the preparations for wheat procurement at a high-level meeting convened at his government residence in the state capital on Tuesday. He said that it should be ensured that farmers do not have to wait long to sell their produce. 

Arrangements for the seating and drinking water of the farmers should be made at the wheat purchasing centres, he underlined while adding that preventive measures against Covid-19 should also be adopted during wheat procurement. He also said that it should be ensured that pulse oximeter and infrared thermometer are available at the purchasing centres.

On this occasion, Chief Secretary Mr. RK Tiwari, Agriculture Production Commissioner Mr. Alok Sinha, Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner Mr. Sanjeev Mittal, Additional Chief Secretary Home Mr. Awanish Kumar Awasthi, Director General of Police Mr. Hitesh C. Awasthi, Additional Chief Secretary MSME and Information Mr. Navneet Sehgal, Additional Chief Secretary Health Shri Amit Mohan Prasad, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and Information Shri Sanjay Prasad, Principal Secretary Medical Education Mr. Alok Kumar, Secretary to Chief Minister Mr. Alok Kumar were present.