Ahmedabad: Deputy Head of Gujarat Minister Nitin Patin on Thursday said there was no substance in the claim that around 15 Agricultural Product Market Committee (APMC) was closed in the state because the business could be ignored.
Patel said that almost all APMC, except 20 to 22, in the state financially healthy and worked well.
A media report has claimed that there was almost no business activity in about 15 APMC, while around 115 were on the threshold of closure, which had placed a question mark in the future of around 3,000 employees.
Patel said he had a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture State R C Caldu and Cooperation Minister Ishwarshinh Patel on Wednesday to review the current financial situation and turnover of more than 200 APMC registered in Gujarat.
“There is no substance in the report, which claims that some APMCs have been closed.
All function today.
In review meetings, we found that almost all APMC sounded financially and worked well,” he told reporters in Viramgam.
City nearby after putting the foundation stone for the new APMC.
“Only 20 to 22 APMC, which was founded a few years ago, faced some current problems because management did not bother creating new infrastructure or facilities for farmers and traders for years.
AGRI products also did not occur there.
Even traders Not allocated shops in that place, “said Deputy CM.
Patel added that such a sluggish attitude has made 20 to 22 APMC hardly operate and put a question mark in the future around 100 employees from the market yard.
“Except 20 to 22 APMC, all 225 APMCs are remaining fine and selling Agri produces worth 1,00,000 crore every year and getting Cess worth Crores Rupees.
This proves that not all APMC is in trouble” Patel said.
He added that even though private APMC also came in Gujarat, the market market that runs on a model of cooperation with the support of the state government will not be affected because of that.