COVID Protocols In Punjab Mandis As Wheat Procurement Begins Punjab Mandi Board to abide by strict protocols to maintain health and hygiene as the purchase season begins on Saturday. Representational Image Apr 09, 2021 Punjab government has put in place COVID-19 protocols, including vaccination camps, in all the 154 Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMC) across the state during wheat procurement process, commencing Saturday, April 10. Anyone above 45 years of age visiting the grain markets during the Rabi marketing season will be inoculated at these centres. According to the Chairman of Punjab Mandi Board, Lal Singh, the Mandi Board is fully geared up to meet “the challenging task of wheat procurement amid the trying times of pandemic”.