Cut in market fee on paddy, cotton to 0.5%

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 22

The Haryana Government has reduced the market fee on all varieties of paddy (except PR) and cotton from 2 per cent to 0.5 per cent.

According to an order issued by Sumedha Kataria, Chief Administrator, Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board, the reduction will be applicable on basmati 1509 and sarbati varieties of paddy and cotton (both ginned and unginned).

Govt wins over arhtiyas

The state government has won over commission agents, who were so far agitating along with farmers.

Ashok Gupta, president of the Haryana State Arhtiyas Association, said: "The government has addressed our concern by reducing market and rural development fees from 2 per cent to 0.5 per cent on non-MSP crops and by giving farmers the option of receiving payment directly from procurement agencies or arhtiyas."

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