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Ongoing Paddy Procurement to be completed within a week: Punjab CM

31 October 2022, Pathankot: Asserting that 110 Lakh Metric Ton (LMT) paddy has been procured so far, the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that the entire process of procurement and lifting will be completed within a week.

The Chief Minister, while interacting with the media persons after inspecting the grain markets, said that till October 30, around 112 LMT of paddy has arrived in the state out of which nearly 110 LMT has been procured. 

He said that out of this 88 LMT has been lifted and a payment worth Rs 18,660 crore has been transferred so far to the farmers. 

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