Food Department to start wheat procurement process from Saturday – Business & Economy

The wheat procurement campaign in Punjab will start from Saturday, April 13. The spokesperson of the Food Department says that wheat will be purchased from farmers at a fixed price of Rs 3900 per 40 kg, while farmers will be able to apply for Bardana through the Bardana app.

The spokesperson of the Punjab Food Department says that applications will be received on the Bardana app of PITB from April 13 to 17, Bardana will be issued from April 19, 2024 and the purchase of wheat will begin from Monday, April 22. For which arrangements have been completed for the purchase of wheat at the district level.

According to the spokesperson of the food department, a confirmation message will be sent to the farmers following the verification by PITB and Punjab Land Record Authority.