category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh Haryana Government has deputed various Administrative Secretaries as districts incharge to ensure smooth and hassle-free procurement of Rabi crops in grain markets across the state. In this regard, a letter has been addressed to Administrative Secretaries by the Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal here today. In the letter, Sh. Sanjeev Kaushal stated that the procurement of Wheat, Barley and Gram is commencing from April 1, 2023 while the procurement agencies like Food, Civil Supplies, HAFED, Haryana Warehousing Corporation (HWC) and Food Corporation of India (FCI) have already started procuring Mustard from March 20, 2023 in grain markets across the state. The State Government has set up 408 purchase centres for wheat procurement, 103 purchase centres for mustard, 25 grain markets for barley and 11 purchase centres for gram in the state. Smooth and hassle-free crop procurement is the top most priority for the State Government. That s why the Administrative Secretary have been appointed for the inspection of grain markets based in districts of the state. Online payment will be made directly to the bank account of farmers who have registered for Minimum Support Price on Meri Fasal Mera Byora portal of the state government, reads the letter. The letter further states that mapping and monitoring of all parameters would be done through the e-procurement platform. Besides this, a checklist of important aspects for reviewing and inspection will be submitted to the district incharge before starting the procurement and during the procurement process. (editor dailyworld.in)