Haryana stops bajra procurement from Nov 10, farmers with unsold crop face special approval process

Panchkula, Nov 10 (UNI) The Haryana government has stopped the regular procurement of bajra (pearl millet) across the state's grain markets with effect from Tuesday, leaving farmers who could not sell their produce during the procurement season dependent on a special verification and approval process. The decision was communicated through an order issued by the Chief Administrator of the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (HSAMB) on November 10 to secretary-cum-executive officers and Agricultural Sub-Market Committee (ASMC) in-charges at bajra mandis across the state. "The government has decided to close the bajra procurement in the mandis of the state with effect…