Punjab Agrees To Implement Direct Bank Transfer For Farmers From April 10 Punjab Agrees To Implement Direct Bank Transfer For Farmers From April 10 Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, after a lengthy discussion with Union Food Minister Piyush Goyal on this issue, said the Centre rejected the state government's demand to give more time to implement direct bank transfer (DBT) of minimum support price (MSP) to farmers. Punjab agrees to implement direct bank transfer for farmers from April 10. (Representational) New Delhi: Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Thursday said the state government has "no choice" but to implement the Centre's mandated instruction on direct bank transfer of MSP to farmers from the current season.