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Punjab Cabinet, led by CM, approves custom milling policy for Kharif 2024-25
The Business Guardian
|October 09, 2024
The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday approved The Punjab Custom Milling Policy for Kharif 2024-25, for conversion of paddy procured by State Procurement Agencies (Pungrain, Markfed, Punsup and PSWC) into Custom Milled Rice and its delivery into the Central Pool.
A decision to this effect was taken by the Council of Ministers in its meeting held under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister at his official residence.
Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office said that the Kharif Marketing Season 2024-25 will start from October 1, 2024 and the procurement of paddy will be completed up to November 30, 2024. During KMS 2024-25, the paddy so procured will be stored in eligible rice mills situated in the State. The Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Punjab issues Custom Milling Policy every year before the commencement of the Kharif Marketing Season to get the paddy milled which is procured by the State Agencies as per the specifications laid down by the Government of India.
This story is from the October 09, 2024 edition of The Business Guardian.
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