Additional Principal Secretary to CM Dr. Saket Kumar Visits Kaithal Mandi, Reviews Procurement Season Preparations
Chandigarh, March 27: Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and Administrative Secretary of Kaithal district, Dr. Saket Kumar, said that procurement of wheat and other crops during the Rabi season should be carried out efficiently. Farmers should not face any kind of difficulty. He directed that all new provisions made by the government for wheat procurement must be properly implemented and comprehensive arrangements should be ensured in all mandis. All basic facilities must be provided in the mandis. Adequate arrangements for gunny bags should be ensured, and timely lifting of procured crops should be carried out so that congestion does not occur in the mandi.
Dr. Saket Kumar was addressing a meeting of officials at the grain market in Kaithal on Friday. After the meeting, he also visited the mandi and listened to the concerns of commission agents. He reviewed the preparations for wheat procurement in detail. Deputy Commissioner Aparajita and other concerned officials were present on the occasion.
He directed that all equipment should be repaired in a timely manner and no negligence should be shown in this work. He also took detailed information regarding the gate pass system, including the entire process under the new provisions—from capturing farmers’ photographs at the time of entry into the mandi to biometric verification and subsequent entry into the agency records. He reviewed all stages carefully and gathered information about required resources such as printers, moisture measuring devices, gunny bags, manpower, available storage space in warehouses, digital weighbridges, and other stock-related arrangements, and issued necessary directions. He emphasized that the entire process should be made so simple that farmers do not face any inconvenience.
He further directed that roads leading to the mandi should be repaired to ensure smooth movement for farmers. During the inspection, he interacted with mandi officials and commission agents and instructed them to ensure all basic facilities during the procurement season. He said that there should be no negligence in arrangements for drinking water, electricity, cleanliness, and smooth loading and unloading operations, and crops should be procured strictly as per prescribed standards.
He also listened to the issues raised by commission agents and assured them of their resolution. Deputy Commissioner Aparajita provided detailed information about the preparations for the procurement process and assured that all the instructions given would be implemented fully. On this occasion, DMEO Abhinav Walia, Market Committee Secretary Narender Dhull, Vijender, Rohit, Raman, and other concerned officials were also present.
