Says the New Market Will Provide Better Facilities to Farmers, Commission Agents, and Agricultural Traders
Farmers from Half a Dozen Villages to Benefit from Easier Crop Sales
Chandigarh, March 19:
A long-standing demand of the villages in Lakhewali zone has been fulfilled due to the persistent efforts of Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister, and MLA from Malout, Dr. Baljit Kaur. The grain market in Lakhewali will now be expanded, making it easier for farmers from half a dozen nearby villages to sell their produce and improving trade facilities in the region. Earlier, the market was quite small, but now, the Gram Panchayat of Lakhewali village has decided to donate 5 kanals and 8 marlas of Shamlat land to the Punjab Mandi Board to widen the market’s frontage and facilitate its expansion.
In this regard, the Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Sri Muktsar Sahib, informed the District Development and Panchayat Officer through an official letter that the District Mandi Officer had requested the transfer of Gram Panchayat land to the Punjab Mandi Board to resolve existing challenges in the market’s development.
Dr. Baljit Kaur made special efforts to secure government-level approval for this project. As a result, the district administration has approved the proposal under Rule 13(C) of the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) First Amendment Rules, 2010.
Deputy Commissioner of Sri Muktsar Sahib, Abhijeet Kaplish, IAS, exercised his official authority to approve the inclusion of this land in the market’s expansion.
Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that the establishment of a new grain market would provide improved facilities to farmers, commission agents, and agricultural traders, thereby strengthening the agricultural economy.
Expressing her gratitude to the villagers, the Gram Panchayat, and the Punjab Mandi Board, Dr. Baljit Kaur said that this significant decision would serve as a milestone in the development of the agricultural sector.
