Shillong, Aug 17: Meghalaya Governor, Phagu Chauhan has given assent to the Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Establishment, Management & Control of Markets) (2nd Amendment) Regulation Act, 2021 which will pave way for the KHADC to fix on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and bar all traders from deducting the weight of the agricultural produce brought by farmers.
Talking to reporters here on Thursday, KHADC Executive Member in-charge Trade, Grace Mary Kharpuri said that the Council would soon issue a notification after the Governor on July 26 had given assent to this important Act for protecting the interest of the farmers.
According to her, the deduction of weight on agricultural produce should be stopped in all markets falling under the scheduled areas once the Council issued the notification.
Kharpuri said that it was important that the vegetable traders should ensure that the farmers get their dues and not face any kind of loss.
She also informed that the council is still on the job on fixing the MSP.