Punjab Seeks Gunny Bags for Storage


Chandigarh, Jul 8 (IANS): Fearing a shortage of gunny bags for storing paddy this year, the Punjab government has urged the central food ministry to ensure timely their supply.

Punjab Food and Supplies Minister Adesh Pratap Singh Kairon has urged the ministry for timely supply of gunny bales for kharif season (paddy) 2012-13 to Punjab, a government spokesman said Sunday.

The minister pointed out that many states, including Punjab, had to face problems during Rabi season (wheat) due to delayed and short supply of gunny bags.

"Punjab is yet to receive 9,930 bales against the indent of 161,720 bales for Rabi season 2012-13," Kairon said.

He said that to ensure hassle free procurement of paddy during the Kharif season, the Punjab government had placed an indent of 7.71 lakh bales of 50 kg new jute bags with the central government agencies in May.

"The state has been requesting the union government to supply new jute bags to Punjab by Sep 30. However, the government of India has intimated that only 5.9 lakh jute bales can be supplied to Punjab leaving a gap of 1.81 lakh bales," the minister said.

Punjab contributes over 60 percent of the total food grains to the national kitty.

  

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  • Alwyn Crasta, Neermarga, Mangalore

    Sun, Jul 08 2012

    Dear Our Central and state Govt.
    Instead of blaming each other. why don't u supply food for all the state. Almost 10 years now. I am not getting any grains from store. First of all there is no ration card - Karnataka state govt. brought one new online service for ration card, and that minister hiding. Where is ration card sir? Why don't u make one smart card for all use, like other country.
    One more request if u can protect grains pls. give it to Somalia, many people dying without food, God will bless us. Pls. take care about food, this not only one grain, this fresh blood of farmers.

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