Maharashtra amends APMC Act, deregulates sale of vegetables, fruits
Terming the decision as historic, state's Additional Chief Secretary, Marketing, Sunil Porwal said the objective was to ensure that the farmers get a fair price and the consumers get vegetables and fruits at a cheaper rate.
Jul 13, 2016, 01:46 AM IST
Centre to approach states for amendments in APMC Act
Under the APMC Act, mandis are established at different places within the state and farmers can sell their produce through auction at these mandis only.
Dec 30, 2014, 18:15 PM IST
Closely monitoring price situation: Govt
Government on Friday said that it is "closely monitoring" the prevailing price situation in the country and taking steps to bring down inflation.
Aug 01, 2014, 16:25 PM IST
Every govt has faced problem of inflation: Chidambaram
All the factors are not in government control, but it can do a lot of things, Chidambaram said.
Jun 20, 2014, 16:08 PM IST
Incentivise retail investors to enter capital markets: Parekh
Pressing the need to incentivise retail investors to enter domestic capital markets, industry leader Deepak Parekh today called for cutting down the dominance of foreign institutions whom he likened to big 'party-hoppers'.
Jun 12, 2014, 22:25 PM IST
