Ludhiana, May 3 -- Punjab's minister for food civil supplies and consumer affairs Lal Chand Kataruchak on Friday raised concerns before the Union minister of state for consumer affairs, food and public distribution Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya regarding the demands of arhtiyas and labourers involved in wheat procurement in Punjab.

The Union minister and the cabinet minister were visiting Asia's largest grain market in Khanna to review wheat procurement arrangements. Kataruchak urged Bambhaniya to increase the fees of the commission agents due to rising inflation.

The minister also highlighted the issue of insufficient storage space across Punjab, emphasising that the state procures grain for the central pool and thus requires enhanced...