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Punjab Cabinet approves amendments to rural development & agri produce market acts

Chandigarh, Nov 22 (UNI) The Punjab Cabinet, led by Captain Amarinder Singh, has approved various amendments to provide relief to the debt-ridden farmers by promoting agricultural diversification and rural infrastructural development in the state.
The necessary Bills related to these would be introduced in the forthcoming session of the Vidhan Sabha, an official spokesperson disclosed after the Cabinet meet held here on Wednesday.
The amendments related to Section 5(1) of "The Punjab Rural Development Act, 1987", increasing the Rural Development fee rate from 2 pc to 3 pc, and to Sections 23 (1), 26 and 28 of “The Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961”, to provide relief to the debt stressed farmers.
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