Chandigarh

Market fee in mandis waived off: Haryana Agri Minister

PNS

Haryana Agriculture Minister Jai Prakash Dalal on Tuesday said that fruit and vegetable vendors will not have to pay market fee in the mandis (grain markets) of the State as one percent market fee and one percent HRDF fee have been waived by the State Government.

He said that due to this, a total profit of Rs 30 crore would be given to the traders of the state annually.

The information was given by the Haryana Agriculture Minister after a surprise inspection of the vegetable market in Bhiwani.

He said that the State Government supports the trading community and is continuously implementing welfare policies in the interests of traders.

The Minister said that the fruit and vegetable vendors of the state had been demanding a waiver of market fees for a long time, which the government has accepted.