Rohak Kisan Bazaar to prove a milestone for farmers

 by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, DEC 23

The Kisan Bazaar set up at Rohtak would prove to be a milestone for improving the financial position of the farmers of the area. The farmers will be able to directly sell their produce to the people and earn more profits without the involvement of middlemen in this bazaar equipped with all the latest facilities.

            Haryana Chief Minister  Bhupinder Singh Hooda has directed for setting up this Bazaar while redressing the grievances of the farmers at Rohtak with a view to raise their income.  The Marketing Board had constructed Kisan Bazaar in the new Anaj mandi at a cost of Rs 1. 40 crore and 48 shops had been set up in it. The same had been allotted to the farmers.  The farmers would now be able to sell their produce directly to the customers. A food court had also been set up in it. Seven shops and two dhabas had also been made for the food court for the farmers visiting from far fledged areas. This Bazaar would be a model Bazaar for the other places.

            He said that  the facility of video conferencing had started in six mandis of the state and Rohtak mandi was one of them. The other mandis in which this facility had been started were Panchkula, Karnal, Hisar, Sirsa and Gurgaon. The farmers could directly contact the senior officers  to redress their grievances and also to enquire about the  rates of the crops in other mandis. Earlier the farmers, officers of Market Committee , Marketing Board or Adatis  had to come to Panchkula  or other place for sharing the information regarding mandis  in the meetings. Now, the contact with them could  be made through this video conferencing.  The facility had been started at six centres at a cost of Rs 35 lakh and  meetings could be held through it.