The Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee has issued show cause notices to traders who are purchasing apple and pear in terms of box rates instead of per kilogramme, Horticulture Minister Jagat Singh Negi said.
Telangana accounted for close to 50 per cent of the procurement of Toor Dal (pigeon pea) by the Union government under its Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) scheme
Chandrashekhar Rao directed the officials of the departments of Agriculture, Marketing and Civil Supplies to plan procurement accordingly and ensure that farmers do not face any inconvenience during the process.
PS Pradyumna, Special Commissioner of Agricultural Marketing, informed that the procurement will be carried forward from the farm gate in special cases.