'Make urea fertilizers available at subsidized rate'
Source: The Sangai Express
Kakching, May 10 2020:
Retailers selling urea fertilizers in Kakching and Thoubal district area have requested the Government to take up necessary measures so that fertilizers can be made available to farmers at the subsidized rate of Rs 266.80 per 45 kg bag.
In a press meet held at Khongjom today, Kshetrimayum Rajenkumar, speaking on behalf of retailers of the area expressed to media-persons that the Agriculture Director had recently passed an order forbidding the sale of urea above the price of 266.80 per 45 kg bag.
He further said that till date, retailers have been procuring urea from the dealers at non-subsidized rate, which keeps changing from time to time.
However, if the Government should fix a subsidized rate, the same should be informed to both dealers and retailers and requested the Government to take up necessary steps to ensure availability of urea at subsidized rate to retailers and farmers.