Govt adopting measures to end middleman's role in wheat procurement: Minister.

SIALKOT -- -:Provincial Minister for Special Education Ch Muhammad Ikhlaq

said on Monday the government was adopting effective measures

to end the role of middleman by purchasing wheat direct from growers

and small farmers.

Addressing an important meeting here, he said the government had

introduced 'One Window Operation' system at the official wheat

procurement centers to ensure transparency in issuance of gunny

bags to growers and purchase of wheat.

The meeting was told that 83 percent issuance of gunny bags to

growers and farmers on merit has been completed.

He said the government had fixed 1.1 million wheat bags purchasing

target for Sialkot district this year.

The Minister said the government was also taking stern legal action

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