Fatehgarh Sahib.October 15, 2018: Rice Miller's Association Punjab has demanded immediate release of the payment against their pending paddy shelling bills for the crop year 2017-2018 and to release the amount worth Crores of rupees lying with various procurement agencies as the new crop has come.
Nakesh Jindal Press Secretary of the Association said that the Govt. procurement agencies had not yet cleared their paddy shelling bills inspite of the fact that they received the shelling amount from the FCi. He said crores of rupees of rice millers are with agencies and they are suffering financial loss. He said that the procurement of paddy for the 2018-2019 has started but the millers are waiting for the milling charges of last year.
He urged Food & Civil Supply Minister to intervene and to direct the agencies to release their pending bills to save the industry.