Chandigarh, April 1 -- Ahead of the one-and-a-half-month long wheat procurement season beginning Wednesday, Haryana government on Tuesday assured farmers of elaborate arrangements across over 400 mandis in the state, even as the Congress accused the government of hatching a "clever conspiracy" by introducing complex procurement norms.

This year, the procurement will begin under the gaze of CCTV cameras and during the bidding process, biometric verification of the farmers registered on the "Meri Fasal Mera Byora" portal or any one of their three authorised representatives will be mandatory.

Officials added that gate passes for the farmers will be issued through the e-Kharid mobile app, and uploading of the vehicle photograph along with t...