Mumbai, March 25 -- A committee comprising the Additional Chief Secretary of the Agriculture Department, the Additional Chief Secretary of the Finance Department, and the Secretary of the Marketing Department will be established soon to recommend measures for helping onion farmers get renumerative returns, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced at a meeting at the Vidhan Bhavan on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis instructed agencies to implement long-term alternatives to resolve the onion issue permanently.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Ajit Pawar, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal, Water Resources Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Water Resources and Minister Girish Mahajan, Mark...