As wheat harvesting is gradually picking up in Punjab, farmer outfits have urged the BJP-led government at the Centre to immediately announce financial incentive for farmers in the wake of staggered procurement. Also, farmers should be allowed to bring more than 50 quintals of wheat for sale to the market yards,” he said. Sarvan Singh, general secretary of KMSC, said farmers were also facing problems with the ongoing mechanism established for issuing coupon to a farmer for transporting his produce to the market. He added that labourers have been provided with masks by the contractor of transportation in order to protect them from COVID-19. He assured that payments to all farmers would be made within 48 hours.

Source: The Hindu April 16, 2020 18:33 UTC