MP's wheat procurement target 3.5 lakh tonnes

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 15:43 [IST]

Bhopal, Mar 14 (UNI) Madhya Pradesh Cooperatives Minister Gopal Bhargava today informed the Assembly that the state set a target of procuring 3.5 lakh tonnes of wheat this season.

''A credit limit of Rs 320 crore has been set for it. All preparations are complete and the government is ready to accept any additional stock,'' he said during Question Hour.

The Minister assured that alleged irregularities in loan disbursal by branches of the Apex Bank, Bhopal, and the movable and immovable property of the Ujjain District Cooperative Bank's staff would be investigated.

''Ration cards will be made for all impoverished people in the state and they will receive benefits of government schemes,'' he added.

Minister of State for Home Nagendra Singh assured that tranfers of those police personnel, if posted at the same places in Sheopur district for more than three years, would be considered.

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Topics: ASSEMBLY-MP-WHEAT-PROCUREMENT (WITH BL 6)

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