The Government of Telangana on Saturday approved the report of the State-level Agricultural Marketing Reforms Committee.
The committee was constituted to recommend the reforms in agricultural marketing and also to indicate a roadmap for the implementation of reforms. The committee has made recommendations on short term, medium term and long term measures for improvement of marketing systems in the State.
The government has accepted all the recommendations of committee and the Commissioner of Agricultural Marketing has been directed to take necessary steps for implementation of the recommendations.
Meanwhile, the Animal Husbandry Department has directed the officials to take up compulsory vaccination of animals having infectious and contagious diseases at the inter-state check-posts by examining and detaining the animals in transportation. Guidelines have also been issued to ascertain when an animal is infected or not by examining them.