This necessary relief will affect the treasury of Punjab Mandi Board about Rs 12 crore. CM Amarinder Singh has also assured sugarcane farmers to increase the MSP rate.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ordered waiver of user charges charged from small vendors in retail markets of fruits and vegetables in the state. This exemption is for the remaining seven months in the current financial year. According to an official statement, in the meeting held at the official residence of the Chief Minister, Punjab Mandi Board Chairman Lal Singh raised the issue of fee levied on small vendors. After that the Chief Minister gave the said order.Also Read: UIDAI Update: Change your name gender other details on aadhaar using self service update portal
Amarinder Singh decided to exempt small sellers from user charges of retail markets from September 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022.
Mandi Board’s treasury will be affected
According to Lal Singh, around 34 fruits and vegetables run by market committees (MCs) across the state were given to small vendors of retail markets. This necessary relief will affect the treasury of Punjab Mandi Board about Rs 12 crore. The market committee collects user fee through contractors for the use of infrastructure facilities in the mandis.Also Read: Reliance jio 598 rupee and 599 rupee recharge plan comparison
Why is the fee collected
A total of 27 municipalities have awarded contracts for collection of user fee through e-tendering and the remaining committees collect such fee for providing various facilities to the rehri and farhi vendors individually.
Sugarcane farmers assured to increase MSP
Amarinder Singh on Tuesday told farmers demanding a hike in sugarcane prices that the price of the cash crop would be increased to Rs 360 per quintal. After this the protesting farmers withdrew their agitation. The Chief Minister, after a meeting with farmer leaders, announced an increase in the State Advisory Price (MSP) of sugarcane by Rs 35 per quintal.
Along with a good market, other facilities are also provided for the farmers in the market. Like water, toilets, parking arrangements, car parking are arranged by the government itself. When farmers sell their produce in a market, they are charged mandi fee.Also Read: EPFO rules are different regarding Employee Pension Scheme, account holders must pay attention
Chief Minister’s Office gave information
Information about this was given by tweeting from the official Twitter handle of the Chief Minister’s Office of Punjab. It is to be known that the assembly elections are to be held in Punjab next year. In such a situation, the Amarinder government is trying to strengthen itself on every front.
Concerned over the plight of petty vendors (rehri and farhi), Chief Minister @capt_amarinder Singh ordered exemption of their user charges at the state’s fruits and vegetables retail markets for the remaining period of seven months of the current fiscal.
