The president of the Uttarakhand Agriculture Production Marketing Committee (UAPMC) - popularly called as Mandi Samiti - of Dehradun, Ravindra Singh, was unanimously elected as the head of all Mandi Samitis at a meeting of the heads of all Samitis of the State here on Thursday. Shortly after his election Singh said that he would work for betterment of Mandi samitis and farmers of the state.
In the meeting it was decided that the state government should give marketing rights of flowers, dry fruits, Begasse of sugarcane and herbs so that the revenue of Mandi samitis is increased. The delegates in the meeting demanded that they should be given rights to sanction works worth Rs 5 lakh for activities of farmer interest. A resolution demanding removal of ban on granting licenses of vegetable vendors was also passed in the meeting. The Presidents of mandi samitis also demanded that their terms should be extended from present four years to five years and they should be provided monthly remuneration from the state government.
The meeting was attended by President of Mandi samiti of Haridwar, Sanjay Chopra, President of MS Bhagwanpur, Devendra Agarwal, President of MS of luxar, B S Choudhary, President of MS of Kotdwar M S Bisht, Chamoli MS Sandeep Negi, Rudraprayag MS President B R Chabra, Sitarganj MS President Amandeep Atwal and Dehradun M S President Ravindra Singh.