`Though it was scheduled to launch its wheat procurement drive earlier than this yet the recent spell of rain and higher moisture content in wheat has forced to delay its procurement drive for a few days,' said a spokesman of the Corporation here on Monday.
PASSCO sources said the corporation would launch its procurement drive simultaneously in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan and all arrangements to buy two million tons of wheat had also been finalized.
About 65 percent of required gunny bags have been sent at procurement centres set up in its designated areas by the corporation and rest of 35 per cent will reach their destination within the next few days.
Farmers will be paid Rs 1,050 per 40 kilograms at the procurement centres besides Rs 7 per bag as delivery charges.
Corporation will buy wheat in 15 tehsils of Punjab including Hafizabad, Pindi Bhattian, Gojra, Okara including Renala Khurd, Pakpattan, Mailsi, Burewala, Mian Channu, Lodhran, Kehror Pucca, Bahawalnagar, Minchanabad, Alipur including Jatoi, Khanpur and Layyah. PASSCO has set up 200 procurement centres in these areas of the Punjab province to facilitate growers.
It has set up 11 procurement centres in Sindh area of Sobo Dero, Kund Yaro and Sukrund while nine procurement centres have been established in Naseerabad and Jafferabad tehsils of Balochistan.
PASSCO administration is taking all-out steps to provide an exemplary service to growers for procurement of wheat and its timely payment has devised a transparent, effective and farmer-friendly procurement policy this year as well. It will ensure provision of gunny bags to growers having 12 acres or less land during first 15 days of the procurement drive.
In case of any complaint growers can contact corporation's zonal heads including general manager (fields) whose numbers are displayed outside every procurement center.
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