Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma today felicitated 160 Guardians of Governance (GoGs) for performing their duty diligently during entire wheat procurement operations in the grain markets and purchase centres of the district.In a simple but impressive function, the Deputy Commissioner handed over the certificates of appreciation to the District head of GOGs Major General (Retd.) Balwinder Singh, GoG Tehsil heads including Colonel (Retd) Balbir Singh, Colonel (Retd) Bachan Singh, and others for their contribution in ensuring smooth and hassle-free procurement operations in the grain markets and purchase centres of the district.In his address, the Deputy Commissioner lauded the strenuous efforts made by the GOGs for ensuring the completion of procurement operations without any problem.He said that to ensure the obeying of the all medical protocols including social distancing, mask-wearing by farmers and labourers, availability of water, soaps and others in grain markets was a herculean task but due to concerted efforts of the GOGs, it was completed smoothly.Mr Sharma said the GOGs played a vital role in entire procurement operations. He said that there was not a single case of COVID reported from grain markets of the Jalandhar and GOGs had worked hard to complete the operations without any issue.The Deputy Commissioner expressed hope that the GOGs would continue to help the administration in future also.On the occasion, ADC (G) Mr Jasbir Singh, Red Cross Society Secretary Mr Inderjeet Singh Minhas and others were present.