Rajasthan govt to open mandis in phased manner from April 15

Rajasthan government on Wednesday decided to open ‘mandis’ (vegetable markets) for procurement of agriculture commodities from farmers on minimum support price from April 15.

decision was taken by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot after a review meeting with state ministers and officials through video conferencing.

He directed officials to open mandis from April 15 in a phased manner while ensuring re is crowd in markets. He also called for effective implementation of social distancing protocol in view of safety of people. “Farmers' interest is important for us. It should also be ensured that re is crowd in mandis and that social distancing is maintained in wake of coronavirus pandemic,” a release quoting chief minister said.

procurement of agricultural produce will take place at nearly 800 places in state, release said.

Urban Development and Housing Minister Shanti Dhariwal, Health Minister Raghu Sharma, Agriculture Minister Lalchand Kataria, Food and Civil Supply Minister Ramesh Meena, Cooperative Minister Udai Lal Anjana, Ministers of State Bhajan Lal Jatav and Tikaram Jully, Chief Secretary D B Gupta, ditional Chief Secretary (home) Rajeeva Swarup and or senior officials were part of meeting.

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