Rice millers demand refund of securities

Fatehgarh Sahib, October 28

The Rice Millers Association Punjab has urged Food and Civil Supply Minister to immediately direct procurement agencies to release their 10 per cent securities worth crores, deducted from their paddy shelling bills and lying with them from the last four years.

The association press secretary, Nakesh Jindal, said, “The government procurement agencies have withheld 10 per cent of the final paddy bills and cleared rest of the amount despite the fact that millers have submitted affidavits to the district heads of procurement agencies regarding payment of any type of recovery that arises. So, securities should be refunded.”  — OC