In last successive years, Punjab produced more than 13 million tons of wheat, contributing 30% to the nation's food reserves. However, this year only 9.6 million tons of wheat was contributed to the central food pool , yet the percentage increased to 51%. Does this mean wheat production has decreased across the country?
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When will Governments pay attention to ensure that the buffer stock doesn't run out or that private parties don’t manipulate the situation, which the public may not fully understand?
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Overall, 66 percent of the farmers in Punjab have less than 10 acres of land. It is difficult for these people who depend on agriculture to survive! This is an alarm bell for the food security of the country. Now the time has come for serious course correction on this.
कुल मिलाकर पंजाब में 66 फीसदी किसानों के पास 10 एकड़ से कम जमीन है। जो लोग कृषि पर निर्भर हैं उनके लिए जीवन गुजारना बहुत कठिन है! यह देश की खाद्य सुरक्षा के लिए खतरे की घंटी है। अब इस पर गंभीर चर्चा का समय आ गया है।
The Punjab government has increased MBBS fees by 5%. The full course fee at four government medical colleges is now ₹9.50 lakh, up from ₹9.05 lakh. For management quota seats in private colleges, the fee rises from ₹55.25 lakh to ₹58.02 lakh, while government quota seats increase from ₹21.48 lakh to ₹22.54 lakh.
