Achievements

Goal of Punjab Government

  • To safeguard the the interest of wheat growers and to maintain un-interrupted supply of quality flour to the end cosumers on affordable price
  •  Export of 220,000 MT wheat

Achievements

  • Under the umbrella of C.M Punjab vision, Punjab Food Department procured 3690307 M.Tons wheat in a  transparent manner in short spell
  •  Task of distribution of bardana to 103522 genuine wheat growers completed in transparent protocol
  •  Payment of 165 billion was made to the farmers in a smooth manner
  • Complaint cells were established at PITB, Secretariat, Divisional, and District level for sake of instant relief to the wheat growers
  •  The availability of abundant bardana ensured to wheat procurement centers to maintain comfort of wheat growers
  •  Gradual SMS was floated via ICT system to save the time and frequent movement of farmers and to keep wheat growers in ease way
  • A farmer registration process launched with the help of PITB to maintain the transparency and fairness of wheat procurement campaign
  •  Redressal grievance Committees constituted at Divisional and District levels to redress the grievances of farmers
  •  Transparent and fair distribution of bardana ensured to maintain a support price in the market
  • Availability of cool water, Tent, Electric Fan and Chairs to facilitate & maintain ease of farmers
  • Wheat released by Food Department to the flour mills well before the scheduled commencement of wheat release to check the price hike of atta in the market
  • 1804324 (MT) wheat has been issued to flour mills up till now
  • To ensure the quality of flour in the market atta sampling process has been started
  • Government of Punjab in an unprecedented move paid back an amount PKR 78 Billion as early as December 2021 to reduce the debt burden from PKR 548 Billion to 470 Billion
  • Very effective negotiation with commercial Banks for extension of credit line at extremely competitive rate -100 BPS & -80 BPS
  • Punjab Food Department is also working on a long term debt retirement plan