New Delhi:
The Delhi government has sanctioned Rs.132.12 crore for the development of the Ghazipur poultry market, and Rs. 100 crore for the Gazipur flower market during a meeting chaired by Delhi Agriculture Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday. Meanwhile, it has also sanctioned Rs. 70 crore for Tikri Khampur wholesale market and Rs. 4 crore for the development of the fruit and vegetable market of Ghazipur.
The budget of all APMCs (Agricultural Produce Market Committee) and DAMB (Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board) was passed on Thursday under the chairmanship of the Agriculture Minister Rai.
“Under the leadership of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi government has been giving special attention to the development and expansion of wholesale markets or mandis of Delhi,” stated a communiqué released by the Delhi government.
Rai said, “Today the meeting of the budget of all the APMCs and DAMB was held to discuss the outcomes of last year’s budget and to put forward the new budget of 2021–2022. We discussed in detail and passed plans that focused on the development, expansion and making the infrastructure of the wholesale markets of Delhi. The Delhi government is committed to the development and expansion of Mandis and creating better infrastructure.”
During the meeting, it was noted that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, all the wholesale markets of Delhi had performed well, recording a good amount of surplus.
For DAMB, the overall income or receipt of the Board in the Revised Estimate (RE) 2020-2021 has been projected to the tune of Rs. 7,718.50 lakh against a total expenditure of Rs. 6,832.15 and the surplus is of Rs. 886.35 lakh.
Similarly in the 2021-2022 Budget Estimate, the overall income or receipts has been projected to the tune of Rs. 40 063.50 lakh against the expenditure of Rs. 34,855 lakh, thereby resulting in a surplus of (+) Rs.5,208.50.
“The budget for the following APMCs was passed during this crucial meeting: Azadpur, Narela, Keshopur, Ghazipur, the flower market of Ghazipur, Najafgarh, and the fruit and vegetable market of Ghazipur,” concluded the communiqué.
