Food and Wheat Department will start the procurement process tomorrow (Saturday) wherein farmers will be able to apply for bardana through the Bardana App.
Punjab: Punjab wheat procurement process to begin tomorrow. Food Department said that bardana application will be available from April 13 to 17 on the Bardana app, said the spokesperson while bardana will be issued from April 19, 2024 and the purchase of wheat will start from Monday April 22.
After verification by PITB and Punjab Land Record Authority, a confirmation message will be sent to the farmers and bardana will be given on a first-come-first-served basis.
As per the plan, 393 wheat procurement centers have been established across Punjab.
All arrangements are completed for the purchase of wheat at the district level. Wheat will be bought from the farmers at the rate of Rs3900 per maund while delivery charges of Rs.30 per 100 kg will also be paid to each farmer.
To protect the small farmer, the eligibility for bardana acquisition has been kept up to 6 acres.
Flour mills, private sector and seed companies are also allowed to purchase at fixed rates
A control room has also been set up for redressal of complaints during the wheat procurement campaign.
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Punjab is a province of Pakistan. Located in central-eastern region of the country, Punjab is the second-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the largest by population. Lahore is the capital and the largest city of the province. Other major cities include Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Multan.
It is bordered by the Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-west, Balochistan to the south-west and Sindh to the south, as well as Islamabad Capital Territory to the north-west and Azad Kashmir to the north. It shares an international border with the Indian states of Rajasthan and Punjab to the east and Indian-administered Kashmir to the north-east. Punjab is the most fertile province of the country as River Indus and its four major tributaries Ravi, Jhelum, Chenab and Sutlej flow through it.
