Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami presence in Wednesday Chief Minister residence in ‘Vibrant Village Program’ under Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force and Uttarakhand Horticulture Council between MoU on signatures done went. This agreement under Uttarakhand in deployed ITBP battalions to local level on fresh fruits and vegetables supply done will be.
Chief Minister said that this agreement state’s farmers and border areas’ development for important step is. From this one side ITBP soldiers to fresh and nutritious food items will get, while other side state’s farmers to their produce’s better price get will be.
He said that this initiative local products to promote with along farmers to their produce’s marketing for permanent platform also provide will do. This arrangement under Chamoli, Uttarkashi, Pithoragarh, Champawat including Dehradun region from also local products’ supply done will be.
Chief Minister said that from this border areas’ farmers’ economic condition strong will become and them market reach in happening difficulties from relief also will get. State government farmers’ interests and soldiers’ welfare for continuously efforts doing is.
It told went that Vibrant Village Program under earlier also local products purchase regarding agreement done was, which good results gave. Till now ITBP about ₹14 crore 77 lakh worth local products purchase done has. If ITBP own annual requirement’s about 25 percent fruits and vegetables local farmers from purchase does then farmers to about ₹6 crore additional income can get. On this occasion many officials present were.
