Punjab grain markets face arhtiya strike from April 1 ahead of wheat harvest season

Punjab's grain markets face a crisis as commission agents, vital to government procurement, strike from April 1. They demand restoration of the 2.5% commission, replaced by a fixed rate in 2020, causing significant income loss. This move threatens to disrupt wheat procurement, impacting farmers and the state, especially with early crop arrivals.

Punjab grain markets face arhtiya strike from April 1 ahead of wheat harvest season
Punjab's grain markets face a crisis as commission agents, vital to government procurement, strike from April 1. They demand restoration of the 2.5% commission, replaced by a fixed rate in 2020, causing significant income loss. This move threatens to disrupt wheat procurement, impacting farmers and the state, especially with early crop arrivals.