To make farm-fresh vegetables available at their nearest ration or Public Distribution System (PDS) shops, the Maharashtra government has yet to launch a pilot project in Mumbai and neighboring Thane district, which will later be rolled out to the rest of the state. can go. ,
Maharashtra The Food and Civil Supplies Department said the state government had earlier launched a pilot initiative limited to the cities of Mumbai and Thane following requests from farmer produce organizations following the success of similar initiatives.
Food and Civil Supplies Department Secretary Vijay Waghmare said that earlier the Maharashtra government had launched a similar initiative wherein PDS shops in rural areas were allowed to sell stationery products. The official said people from rural areas were facing hardship as stationery products sold in these areas were expensive and of poor quality.
Waghmare said that this initiative will benefit farmers, shopkeepers and consumers, who can get fresh produce.
Waghmare said the scheme was successfully tested and tested in Pune and later it was implemented in the rest of the state.
Waghmare said that while both the schemes have received good response in rural areas, farmer produce organizations from Pune and Nashik had approached the department demanding that their produce also be sold through PDS shops.
Waghmare said that these organizations already had a good presence in urban areas through their applications and supply chains. He said that people can place their orders at PDS shops, which will act as a link between product organizations and consumers.