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Govt to spend Rs 200 cr in next two years on farmers and producer groups: Meghalaya CM Sangma
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Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma (File Pic)
GUWAHATI: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma announced that the Government will spend Rs 200 crores over the next two years to enable farmers and producer groups to level up and leverage their enterprises.
Sangma launched the Chief Minister’s Mobilisation Support for Producers programme.
With a vision to identify, train and form Producer Groups, Service Providers and Collective Marketing Centers across Meghalaya, the objectives of the programme are to improve production, productivity and market access. The formation of the groups will enable the Government to achieve program objectives by ensuring the timely availability of adequate and
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