PASSCO Asked To Watch Farmers' Interests
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published March 29, 2017 | 09:55 PM
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Mar, 2017 ) : Standing Committee of the National Assembly on food Security and Research Chairman Malik Shakir Bashir Awan has said interests of small farmers must be watched in the procurement of wheat.
Chairing a meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on Food Security and Research at the PASSCO head office here on Wednesday, he said timely provision of gunny-bags to farmers and official price of Rs 1,200 per maund of wheat should be ensured.
Managing Director PASSCO Sardar Muhammad Khan Khichi gave a briefing to the committee on the procurement of wheat from the upcoming crop and implementation of recommendations of the committee in the March 18, 2014 meeting.
MNAs Ch iftikhar, Ch Nazir Ahmed, Tariq Iqbal Chaudhry, Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Syed Iftikharul Hassan, Pir Muhammad Aslam Bodla, Mrs Shahnaz Saleem, Khalida Mansoor, Muhammad Salman Khan Baloch and Dr Fozia Hameed attended the meeting of the Standing Committee.
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