In view of the Covid spike in the state, the Punjab Government will start the crop procurement operations from April 10 this year. The decision to delay the procurement was taken at a Covid review meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh at Chandigarh today.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu said in the meeting that the department needed more time to make arrangements to ensure safe procurement amid the surge in Covid cases.</span><br />