All the rythu bazaars in the State are going to get completely a new look. Agriculture Minister Prathipati Pulla Rao said that they will set up another 11 rythu bazaars in the State soon.

The minister conducted a review meeting with marketing department officials in the State marketing department office in Guntur on Friday.

Speaking on the occasion, he said that they would display vegetable prices and government schemes in the rythu bazaars soon. He further said that they have so far introduced 80 mobile rythu bazaars in the State.

Rao added that he has instructed the officials to complete link road works taken up in the villages at a cost of Rs 200 crore by July end. He have asked all the MLAs and Agriculture Marketing Committee chiefs to submit proposals to lay link roads.

The Minister said they would set up ‘Rythu Seva Centres’ in the rythu bazaars. Cold storage units and ripening chambers will also be set up soon.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu will distribute ‘Rythu Runa Upasamana Pathralu’ to the farmers in Prakasam district and added that 32 lakh farmers will get a benefit of Rs 3,512 crore. He said on the same day ‘Rythu Runa Upasamana Pathralu' will be distributed to farmers in all Assembly constituencies.

Under the marketing intervention scheme, the government was selling onions, red gram in the rythu bazaars. He said that e-marketing is best to check irregularities.

Many steps have been taken to introduce e-marketing system in the Guntur Mirchi Yard and assured that he would take steps to solve problems of commission agents in the mirchi yard. Agriculture Marketing Commissioner R Mallikarjuna Rao was also present.

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By M. Divya Shri