Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Minister Pradyumna Singh Tomar said that Kisan Samvad programmes will be organised at district level to ensure participation of farmers in the procurement policy of Rabi-Kharif crop of the state. Minister Tomar will inaugurate the Kisan Samvad programme from Jhabua on July 21.
Minister Tomar said that the state government has decided to give priority to the suggestions and experiences of farmers in the fixation of the procurement policy. He said that the expectations of the farmers from the state government will be included in the procurement policy. Tomar said that maximum participation of farmers will be ensured in the Samvad programme to be organized at district level.
Tomar said that redressal of problems faced by the farmers in bringing the crop to the mandis besides weighing, storage and payment will be ensured in the procurement policy. The policy will be made farmer-oriented.