Highlighting use of technology in agriculture sector

Highlighting use of technology in agriculture sector state government is contemplating to introduce e-trading, e-tendering and e-auction of crop in Mandis for better benefit of farmers.

Chief Secretary Alok Ranjan issued directions to prepare action plan for providing competitive prices to farmers for their crops through e-trading, e- tendering and e-auction. He said that work on pilot basis should start in any one Mandi of the State on the lines of e-auction, subsequently, required action should be ensured to implement this system in all Mandis of the state.

The Chief Secretary was chairing a meeting on implementation  of Mandi  e-marketing in the State. He said that a team of officers should be sent to other states to study e-marketing of Mandis.Constituting a State-level Committee under the chairmanship of Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC), the Chief Secretary directed for regular monitoring the progress of implementation of Mandi e-marketing system.

The meeting was attended by APC V.N. Garg, Principal Secretary, Agriculture. Devashish Panda, Director, Mandi  Anup Yadav along with other senior officials.