The News Freedom
Chandigarh, October 22
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday batted for further promotion of inter-state trade within the country for the remunerative price of produce to the farmers on one hand and supply of quality products at an affordable price to the people on the other. Chairing a meeting with the chairman and managing directors of the various states here at the Punjab Bhawan, the Chief Minister said that all the states must join their hands for developing a common platform to buy and sell the commodities. He said that this is the need of the hour to safeguard the interests of both the consumers and farmers. “This will ensure the availability of the best products to the people and the remunerative price of the produce to the farmers.” Bhagwant Singh Mann said.
The Chief Minister further said that it will ensure that cross sections of society are benefitted from this practice. He said that now when the entire world has emerged as a single market, the unnecessary shackles within the states regarding production and marketing of produce should be removed.
Bhagwant Singh Mann said that this ‘farm to fork’ approach and availability of goods within all the states will immensely benefit the consumers and farmers in a big way.
“It is imperative to adopt this approach to ensure that farmers get its profit. He said that due to ever escalating cost of farm inputs and lower returns agriculture is no longer a profitable venture. However, Bhagwant Singh Mann said that if the idea of common platform for marketing of produces is evolved it will help the farmers in a big way.” the Chief Minister said.