Food and Civil Supplies Minister G R Anil on Thursday said the govt agencies would procure all vegetables that farmers bring to the Nedumangad wholesale agri market for sale. He gave this assurance to the farmers during a visit there.
The minister also said that necessary steps would be taken to make the procurement time-bound and hassle-free by making necessary changes in the online portals of the agriculture department and Horticorp.
He said Horticorp would immediately release the vegetable price arrears pending for the past five months. Farmers are to get over Rs 48 lakh, pending from Jan to May.
Anil, who also interacted with the farmers at a meeting convened by agriculture minister P Prasad, said Horticorp would ensure the procurement of all vegetables if the farmers could inform the authorities in advance about the details of their produce and the quantity and date on which the farmers would bring it to the wholesale market for procurement.
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