Chandigarh, October 30: ( Truthindianews ) : The Punjab Government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, has launched helpline numbers for the state farmers to report any pesticide dealers who tag other products with di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) or other fertilisers. Additionally, farmers can report issues like excessive pricing, illegal hoarding, or even black marketing of DAP fertilizer.

Farmers can call on 1100

Sharing the details, Punjab Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian informed that farmers can call the helpline number 1100 or send a WhatsApp message to the contact number +91-98555-01076 to lodge complaints against pesticide dealers engaged in corrupt practices.

He reiterated the state government’s commitment to farmers’ welfare, stating that tagging unnecessary chemicals with fertilizers, inflating fertilizer prices, or engaging in black market practices are legal offenses.Authorities will take strict action against anyone involved, under the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985, and the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

Fertilisers : urged the farmers to follow the suggestion of PAU

Meanwhile, the cabinet minister also urged farmers to carefully follow the recommendations of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) experts. Furthermore, he emphasized the importance of using alternative fertilizers, such as NPK (12:32:16), Triple Super Phosphate (TSP), and Single Super Phosphate (SSP), which can serve as reliable sources of Phosphorus.

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