Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, April 23

To ensure hassle-free and smooth procurement of wheat across all the ‘mandis’ in the state, the Punjab Government has deputed 3,195 Guardians of Governance (GoGs) to assist the Mandi Board in its gigantic task amid curfew and lockdown due to Coved-19.

Disclosing this here on Thursday, ACS Development Viswajeet Khanna said that these guardians deployed in 1683 ‘mandis’ would oversee the ongoing procurement operations besides maintaining health protocol including social distancing amongst all the stakeholders to keep the spread of coronavirus under check.

Apart from these, GoGs have also been mandated to regulate the safe movement of traffic in sync with the staff of the market committees and Mandi Board to avoid crowd and congestion there.

Khanna, further, revealed that these steps initiated by the Mandi Board would a long way in ensuring seamless procurement of farmers produce and safety of all concerned in this trying circumstances in wake of COVID-19 pandemic.

Pointing out, further, ACS said that Khanna, further, said that the GoGs are consistently reporting on the prevailing hygiene and sanitation conditions in the mandis besides apprising the concerned authorities about other organizational issues.

They are reporting to the state headquarters in Chandigarh, through their organizational set-up comprising tehsil and district heads, which in turn is sharing their reports with the authorities of Mandi Board.

Lauding the services rendered by GoGs in this crucial phase, Khanna said that these Ex-servicemen had served the country with utmost devotion and sincerity throughout their active service and now without caring their advanced age, have once again accepted the challenge to extend a helping hand to facilitate the state government in the implementation of its preparedness for staggered movement of wheat due to Coved-19 restrictions.