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Centre accepts Amarinder's request to relax wheat norms for procurement

Chandigarh, Apr 26 (UNI) The Central government has accepted Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh’s request for relaxation in wheat specification for procurement in the current season, on account of luster loss due to unseasonal rains.
Capt Singh had earlier this week written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to ease the norms for procurement in view of the losses incurred by the farmers in their wheat crop due to the rainfall.
Responding to the request, the Centre has decided to procure wheat in the state with relaxation on provisional basis in the uniform specifications of the crop during the Rabi Marketing Season 2019-20. The relaxation comes into immediate effect, and will remain till final analysis report of joint team is received.
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