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LAHORE: The structure of the Punjab budget for FY 2025–26 reflects a deliberate and disciplined realignment of fiscal ...
Punjab is releasing wheat at a rate of Rs1,665 per maund, under a subsidy package. It purchased this wheat at Rs2,200 per maund — subsidising each maund by Rs535 and burdening the provincial ...
PESHAWAR: Flour millers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday claimed that the Punjab government had banned wheat supply to their northwestern province. They feared that if the ban continued, the ...
Chopped wheat straw (toori) is a source of additional income for farmers but this year, the rates have touched a low of ₹130 ...
The plummeting mercury accompanied by drizzle and fog in Punjab has been a boon for the farmers. They are expecting a higher yield of wheat, this season as presently north India is reeling under ...
Shortage of wheat flour and price distortion have created further chaos as flour ground from the subsidised wheat issued by the Punjab Food Department is selling at Rs860 for a 20-kilogramme (kg ...
The same wheat has been grown and consumed in Punjab for generations, yet no such issue has ever been reported. Moreover, ...
Punjab had a wheat stock of 4 million tons which could be enough to meet its requirement for 5-6 months, depending upon the current rate of releases to the flour mills, ...