date:Jun 06, 2016
The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday 2 June announced the opening of 64 centres across the state for purchasing onion at Rs 6 per kg. The centres will operate from June 4 to 30.
The move came after chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced on Wednesday that the government will purchase onions at Rs 6 a kg to alleviate farmers' problems, as we reported here.
Chouhan said on that the government will buy farmers' produce under the market intervention scheme (MIS) for perishable goods an