India, Feb. 28 -- Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini admitted that there were certain shortcomings, but strict action was being taken against all those responsible for the irregularities. "We took action as soon as we found the shortcomings and we are further strengthening the procurement system," Saini said, dismissing the Opposition's allegation of a Rs.5,000 crore scam in paddy procurement as factually incorrect and misleading. He said so far 12 FIRs had been registered and of the total 75 government officials chargesheeted, and 28 officials have been suspended. He said that Rs.6.37 crore fine was also recovered from the rice millers. Saini said that to plug the loopholes, ahead of 2026-27 paddy procurement season, e-procurement portal is being upgraded. He said from the upcoming rabi and kharif marketing seasons 2026-27, range of technology-driven measures will be introduced, including geo-tagged gate passes, automatic number plate recognition for vehicles, geo-fencing of mandis, warehouses and rice mills, and installation of CCTV. The CM said that provisions of biometric verification and physical inspections through mobile application will be implemented for farmers....