Procurement of Wheat for the year 2017-18

Commissioner Multan Division Bilal Ahmed Buttha directed concerned officers to ensure maximum facilities at wheat procurement centres. Presiding over a meeting to review arrangements for wheat procurement here on Monday, Bilal Ahmed Bhutta said that reservations of farmers must be resolved on priority basis. He directed to ensure facilities of clean drinking water and fan in sitting areas to facilitate farmers. He said that CCTV cameras will be installed at computerized weighing machines. Deputy Director Food Haq Nawaz Chohan informed commissioner that 48 wheat procurement centres across the division has been made functional (17 in Multan, 12 in Vehari, 14 in Khanewal and 5 in Lodhran districts). He said that the farmers with 10 acre wheat crop will be given gunny bags on priority basis. He further stated that distribution of gunny bags would be started from April 24. He maintained that 673,000 metric tone wheat will be procured this year in division at a rate of Rs 1,300 per 40-kg. Additional Commissioner Sarfraz Ahmed, ADC Revenue Kamran Khan and other concerned officers were also present on this occasion.