Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi addressing a press conference here on Tuesday has said that farmers in Punjab besides getting support price of wheat would be paid Rs seven per maund for transportation of the commodity as well as Rs three per bag of 100 kilogram delivery charges, from April 21, 2004.
Chief Minister stated that in order to make wheat purchase campaign successful in Punjab a ban has been imposed on inter district movement of wheat in areas of Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Lodhran, Multan, Khanewal, Vehari, Pakpattan, Sahiwal, Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh, Dera Ghazi Khan, Layyah, Okara, Faisalabad, Jhang, Sargodha, and Gujranwala.
He said that only those parties possessing Food Grain License would be allowed to purchase wheat in the province.
'People possessing food grain licenses will have to inform on daily buying and purchase along with their wheat reservoirs daily to the provincial government', he added.
He also gave instructions to DCOs in Punjab and asked District Nazims to ensure success of wheat procurement campaign a great success.
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