The new Mandi Board building will be named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
The office of Seed Corporation will also operate in the building constructed at a cost of Rs 40 crore
Raipur, 12 September 2023/ Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel today inaugurated the new office building of the Chhattisgarh State Agricultural Marketing (Mandi) Board in Nava Raipur. On this occasion, he announced that the building would be named after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The office of the Seed Corporation will also operate in this building, constructed at a cost of Rs 40 crore in Sector 24 of Nava Raipur. Various agriculture-related activities will be conducted from this building, which is built on an area of approximately 1 lakh 58 thousand square feet, which will benefit the farmers.
While addressing the inauguration ceremony, Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel said that they are expanding the market in the state for the convenience of the farmers. About 1.25 lakh metric tonnes of paddy are to be purchased in the state. Keeping this in mind, paddy collection centers are also being developed as markets. He said that the cultivation of millets is also being continuously encouraged in the state, and they are being purchased at the support price.
As a result of farmer-friendly policies in the state, inclination towards farming has increased in the Bastar region. Earlier, there was almost no vegetable production in Bastar; now, the area of vegetable production has increased considerably here. The Chief Minister said that it has been the government’s continuous endeavor to ensure that farmers get the right price for their produce. At present, the reduction in rice procurement for the Central Pool by the Central Government is an injustice to the farmers. Now the rule of purchasing paddy through the biometric method is being implemented by the Central Government.
This is a new way to harass the farmers.
On this occasion, School Education Minister Mr. Ravindra Choubey said that with the formation of the government in the state, revolutionary changes are continuously taking place in the field of agriculture. The state government will now purchase 20 quintals of paddy from farmers. Last year, Rs 1 lakh 75 thousand crore was given to the farmers for their produce. The economic condition of farmers has strengthened due to the farmer-friendly schemes of the government. In the program, Mr. Tamradhwaj Sahu said that new resources are being adopted for the progress of farmers in the agricultural state. With the construction of the new Mandi Bhawan, all the Mandi members of the state will now have ease in their work. He also talked about fulfilling the various demands made by the Mandi Committee members as soon as possible.
In the ceremony, Chief Minister’s Advisor Mr. Pradeep Sharma, Chairman and Committee members of all the Mandi Boards of the state, Agriculture Production Commissioner and Secretary Mr. Kamalpreet Singh, Managing Director of Mandi Board Mr. Yashwant Kumar, IG Mr. Ratan Lal Dangi, Managing Director of Godhan Nyay Mission Dr. Ayyaj Fakirbhai Tamboli, Director of Agriculture and Livestock Mrs. Chandan Tripathi, Deputy Secretary Mrs. Tulika Prajapati, and a large number of citizens were present.
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