Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan gave directives to maintain vigil on prices of horticulture crops and food grains. He gave responsibility to the Principal Secretary Food and Principal Secretary Agriculture to maintain vigil on daily prices.
Chouhan directed the officials to provide cash van facility in all the retail vegetables mandis for convenience of sellers and buyers in the meeting called regarding prices of potatoes, onion, tomatoes, other horticulture crops beside food grains. After the deliberation with the banks, cash van facility will be provided in all the cities.
Giving instructions to make necessary arrangements for procurement of red gram and soybean on support price, Chouhan said that deliberations will be made with the Union Agriculture Ministry for necessary cooperation.
He directed the officials to hold discussions with the transporter to solve their problems regarding vegetables transportation. Chouhan said that farmers should not incur loss at any cost.
Farmers will be given reasonable rate for their agriculture produces. All the necessary steps will be taken for their wider interest.
Additional Chief Secretary Finance AP Shrivastava, Agriculture Production Commissioner PC Meena, Principal Secretary to CM Ashok Varnval, Principal Secretary Agriculture Rajesh Rajora, Principal Secretary Cooperative Ajit Kesri, Principal Secretary to CM SK Mishra, Managing Director Mandi Board Rakesh Shrivastava Secretary to CM Vivek Agarwal, Secretary to CM Hariranjan Rao and Senior Officers were present in the meeting.