(a) whether the Government has taken any initiatives together with the State Governments or has formulated a scheme on the lines of Bhavantar Yojana of Madhya Pradesh to mitigate the inconvenience of the farmers facing long queues in terms of wheat procurement;
(b) if so, the details of the action plan formulated by the Government in this regard; and
(c) the time by which the said scheme is likely to be implemented across the country?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
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(a) to (c): No such scheme on the lines of Bhavantar Yojana has been formulated/under implementation in the Government in terms of wheat procurement. However, Government has taken several steps viz., encourage State Governments to undertake decentralized procurement of foodgrains, increase the procurement centres and procurement of wheat etc. to reduce difficulties and mitigate the inconvenience of the farmers facing long queues in terms of wheat procurement.
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