Punjab CM bats for further promotion of inter-state trade

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday batted for further promotion of inter state trade within the country for remunerative price of produce to the farmers on one hand and supply of quality products at 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 commodities.

He said that this is the need of the hour to safeguard the interests of both the consumers and farmers. Mann this will ensure the availability of best products to the people and remunerative price of the produce to the farmers. The Chief Minister said that it will ensure that cross sections of society are benefitted from this practice.

He said that now that the entire world has emerged as a single market, the unnecessary shackles within the states regarding production and marketing of produce should be removed.

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. The Chief Minister said that it is imperative to adopt this approach to ensure that farmers get their profit. Mann said that if the idea of a common platform for marketing of produce is evolved it will help the farmers in a big way.