Govt. issues guidelines for Operation Greens

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New Delhi : Ministry of Food Processing Industries(MoFPI) under Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on November 5, 2018, approved the operationalisation strategy for Operation Greens. Operation Greens was announced in the Budget speech of 2018-19 with an outlay of Rs 500 crore to stabilise the supply of Tomato, Onion and Potato (TOP) crops and to ensure their availability across the country round the year without price volatility.

Approving the measures, the Minister said, “Price volatility of TOP crops wreaks havoc in the households of this country. This is a revolutionary scheme which has evolved after sustained dialogue with all stakeholders and we have decided the strategy to stabilise prices of TOP crops and to make sure that TOP crops reach all households in the country round the year.” Union Minister Badal added, “Our government has laid down special measures and grants-in-aid under the scheme to ensure enhanced production of TOP crops and to augment value chain.”

NAFED will be the Nodal Agency to implement price stabilisation measures. MoFPI will provide 50% of the subsidy on transportation of Tomato Onion Potato (TOP) crops from production to storage and hiring of appropriate storage facilities for TOP crops, according to a PIB release.