WhatsApp helpline number for paddy posers

The state food and supplies department released a WhatsApp helpline number on Thursday to maintain transparency in paddy procurement process in Bengal.

From November 1, the department will buy paddy from farmers across the state.

“To confirm complete transparency in the process of procuring paddy from farmers, this helpline has been introduced. Any farmer facing any issue or problem in selling his produce can contact this number and register his complaint. He can also post photographs and videos to substantiate his complaint,” Moumita Godara Basu, the district magistrate of Jalpaiguri, said on Thursday.