{"id":170466,"date":"2020-04-28T15:41:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T15:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/?p=170466"},"modified":"2020-04-28T15:41:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T15:41:48","slug":"wheat-harvesting-across-country-continues-briskly-amidst-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/170466","title":{"rendered":"Wheat harvesting across the country continues briskly amidst the lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Procurement of Pulses &amp; Oilseeds in Rabi 2020-21 season also in progress<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">New Delhi, April 28 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; Wheat harvesting across the country is continuing at a brisk pace amidst <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-170235 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Wheat1.jpg\" alt=\"Wheat\" width=\"600\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Wheat1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Wheat1-300x176.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>the lockdown. &nbsp;SOP related to crop harvesting &amp; threshing during Kharif 2020 are being adhered to by the farmers and workers. The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, Government of India has circulated the SOP to the States for compliance in order to protect health of farmers and farm workers and to contain the spread of Corona Virus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As reported by the States about 98-99% of wheat crop has been harvested in Madhya Pradesh, 92-95% in Rajasthan, 85-88% in Uttar Pradesh, 55-60% in Haryana, 60-65% in Punjab and 87-88% in other States.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The procurement of Pulses &amp; Oilseeds at MSP from farmers under the Price Support Scheme (PSS) scheme in Rabi 2020-21 season is currently in progress in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. The Procurement Status of these crops during lockdown period is as below:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>72,415.82 MT Gram (Chana) has been procured from 5 States namely Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.<\/li>\n<li>1,20,023.29 MT Toor Dal has been procured from 7 States namely Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Odisha.<\/li>\n<li>1,83,400.87 MT Mustard has been procured from 3 States namely Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Meanwhile, the National Horticulture Board (NHB) collected information on \u201cAvailable Planting Material\u201d of fruits and vegetables from 618 NHB-accredited nurseries across the country. This information has been disseminated to Confederation of Indian Horticulture (CIH), Commodity-based Growers\u2019 Associations, State Horticulture Missions, NHB State Offices and all the related stakeholders. In order to facilitate the farmers to procure choice planting material for the ensuing planting season, the NHB has uploaded this information on the website (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhb.gov.in\/\">www.nhb.gov.in<\/a>). &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Procurement of Pulses &amp; Oilseeds in Rabi 2020-21 season also in progress New Delhi, April 28 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; Wheat harvesting across the country is continuing at a brisk pace amidst the lockdown. &nbsp;SOP related to crop harvesting &amp; threshing during Kharif 2020 are being adhered to by the farmers and workers. 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