A control room has also been set up for redressal of complaints during the wheat procurement campaign.


Islamabad: The food department will start the wheat procurement process from Saturday (tomorrow) while the farmers will be able to apply for Bardana through the Bardana app.
According to the spokesperson of the Food Department, application for Bardana can be made on Bardana app from April 13 to 17 and it will be issued from April 19, 2024 and wheat purchase will start from Monday, April 22.
After verification by Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) and Punjab Land Record Authority, a confirmation message will be sent to the farmers.
Bardana will be given on first come first served basis, 393 wheat procurement centers have been established across Punjab.
The spokesman stated that all the arrangements for the purchase of wheat at the district level are complete, wheat will be purchased from the farmers at the rate of Rs3900 per maund and the delivery charges of Rs30 per 100 kg will also be paid to each farmer.
He added that for the protection of the small farmer, the eligibility for bardana acquisition has been kept up to six acres, flour mills, private sector and seed companies have also been allowed to purchase at fixed rates.
A control room has also been set up for redressal of complaints during the wheat procurement campaign.
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