A New Policy will be Made for Construction of Boundary Walls, Sheds etc. in Vegetable Markets in the State. | 15 Jun 2023

Why in News?

• On June 13, 2023, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal announced a new policy for construction and repair of boundary walls, sheds, gates & cleaning arrangements etc. in vegetable markets across the state.

Key Points:

• Under this, a committee will be formed, in which commission agents will be partners. Some amount will be made available to this committee from the market fees, so that the committee will be able to get the work of the market done at its own level.
• The market fee and HRDF rate to be charged in the vegetable market across the state will now be fixed in one go. The bill to amend the rules related to this has been passed by the Vidhan Sabha.
• At present, the rate of 2% market fee and 2 percent HRDF is applicable in the vegetable market. Considering the demand of workers, the state government has decided to do it outright.
• It is known that shops were sold to traders under the policy by the Haryana Urban Development Authority in Transport Nagar in Kaithal, but today traders are not able to sell their shops further due to some terms and conditions in the policy.
• Realizing the difficulty of the traders, the state government has decided that a new policy will be made for such traders, and they will be given relaxation in the rules, so that they will be able to sell their shops.
• The Chief Minister informed that a policy is also being made to shift government Godowns built in cities across the state out of the city. Soon such Godowns will be set up outside the city.
• He announced the extension of the dispute resolution scheme launched by the government for a period of one year to settle the ongoing disputes related to shops in Mandis.
• To solve the problems of the traders in the state, the state government has also formed the 'Traders Welfare Board'. In addition, insurance cover is provided to traders under the 'Chief Minister Traders Collective Private Accident Insurance Scheme'.
• It is known that under the 'Small Trader Maandhan Yojana' launched by the Central Government, an annual assistance of Rs 6 thousand is provided to small traders. Apart from this, loans ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 1 lakh are given to street vendors under the 'PM-Swanidhi Yojana'.