New agri policy to be rolled out on June 30: Punjab Agri Minister Dhaliwal
Punjab Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Thursday said the new agriculture policy will be released on June 30 this year.
It will help to solve many problems of farmers, he added.
Dhaliwal said that the new agriculture policy is being prepared with the suggestions of farmers, agricultural experts, farmer leaders, common people and representatives of different sections.
The minister, while presiding over the nearly four-hour-long meeting with a delegation of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) here regarding their various demands, said the new agriculture policy is being prepared with the aim to boost the economy of the farmers.
Apart from this, the state government is also making continuous efforts to solve many problems of the farmers.
The Punjab government is exploring the opportunities to export vegetables and other crops grown by farmers to neighbouring countries, an official statement quoted Dhaliwal as saying.
Regarding the demand made by the farmer leaders to release the