Punjab Launches Farmers' Helpline to Report DAP Fertilizer Fraud
By Rediff Money Desk, Chandigarh Oct 30, 2024 21:21
Punjab government launches helpline for farmers to report dealers selling unwanted products with DAP fertiliser. Farmers can lodge complaints about excessive pricing, hoarding, and black marketing.
Chandigarh, Oct 30 (PTI) The Punjab government has launched a helpline and urged farmers to lodge complaints against those dealers who force them to buy unwanted products with DAP and other fertilisers.
Through the helpline numbers farmers can report any pesticide dealers who force them to buy other products with di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) or other fertilisers.
Farmers can also report issues such as excessive pricing, illegal hoarding, or black marketing of DAP fertiliser, Punjab's Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said here on Wednesday.
"The farmers can call the helpline number 1100 or send a WhatsApp message to the contact number +91-98555-01076 to lodge complaints against pesticide dealers engaged in corrupt practices," he said, according to an official statement.
The minister said that strict action will be taken against the offenders under the provisions of the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985, and the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
Through the helpline numbers farmers can report any pesticide dealers who force them to buy other products with di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) or other fertilisers.
Farmers can also report issues such as excessive pricing, illegal hoarding, or black marketing of DAP fertiliser, Punjab's Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian said here on Wednesday.
"The farmers can call the helpline number 1100 or send a WhatsApp message to the contact number +91-98555-01076 to lodge complaints against pesticide dealers engaged in corrupt practices," he said, according to an official statement.
The minister said that strict action will be taken against the offenders under the provisions of the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985, and the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.
Source: PTI
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