Punjab Mandi Board to install 29 more ATMs in mandis; push to bolster revenue and farmer convenience: Barsat

Chandigarh/SAS Nagar, September 25, 2025: The Punjab Mandi Board will install 29 additional ATMs across 14 districts to bring banking services to farmers inside grain markets, Chairman Harchand Singh Barsat said after a Board of Directors meeting in Mohali. Four ATMs are already operational in select mandis of Patiala and Jalandhar, and the expanded network is aimed at saving time for farmers and the public while adding a new revenue stream for the Board.

Barsat said the BoD approved multiple agenda items focused on revenue enhancement and mandi facilitation, including installing unipoles, e‑auctioning vacant plots, and accelerating development works to benefit farmers, commission

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