Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday issued orders to transfer the payments in farmers’ bank accounts with immediate effect whose payments have not been transferred due to various reasons.

About 56,000 bank accounts of the farmers are yet to receive payments, out of which payment in 50,000 accounts will be made by Wednesday, said the Deputy Chief Minister, who presided over a meeting with senior officers of the Food and Supplies Department and Hafed here.

In the meeting, Dushyant reviewed the procurement and payment process with the officers and gave necessary guidelines.

He said that about 12,000 accounts are being investigated for which correct information is being obtained post contacting the farmers. Apart from these, there are more than 16,000 farmers who have not uploaded their account information correctly. Such farmers will be asked to make their online records in a week so that payments can be initiated, he added

The Deputy Chief Minister expressed satisfaction over the online transfer program of wheat procurement this year and said that giving money against the produced crops to the farmers directly in their account is one of the main objectives of the Government.

He hoped that the process of uploading correct records and bank account information will improve eventually in the next season and then every farmer will receive the payments against the procured crops within 48 hours.

He further said that orders have been given to purchase the wheat in the grain markets of the state for which gatepasses have been issued. Such procurement will be completed by Wednesday. The officers have been directed to complete the wheat procurement work by May 15, he added

Dushyant Chautala also informed that for the farmers whose wheat has not yet arrived in the mandis, soon a day will be fixed for the government procurement.