New Delhi, Jan 16 (Reporter) Delhi government on Tuesday passed a budget worth Rs 588.80 crore for the development of the National Capital’s mandis. A high-level board meeting was held at the Delhi Secretariat, under the Chairmanship of Environment Development Minister Gopal Rai, to discuss the development of Delhi’s mandis. During the meeting, the board approved a budget of Rs 544.80 crores for the development of mandis in the upcoming financial year 2024-25. The meeting included officials from the Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board (DAMB) and Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC). “The board has given the green signal to a budget of Rs. 544.80 crores for the development of Delhi's mandis. For the financial year 2024-25, the board has allocated approximately Rs 225.96 crore to APMC, Azadpur; Rs 20.07 crore to Fruit and Vegetables Market, Ghazipur; Rs 21.27 crore to FP & EMC Ghazipur; Rs 8.63 crore to Flower Market; Rs 21.77 crore to APMC Keshopur; Rs 31.36 crore to APMC, Narela; Rs 5.36 crore to APMC, Najafgarh and Rs 210.40 crore to DAMB,” Rai said at the meeting. He further said, “Along with the development of the Tikri Khampur wholesale mandi, the fruit and vegetables mandi and the poultry market at Ghazipur, the renovation of the Ghazipur flower market will also be done. Additionally, this year renovation work of the poultry market at Ghazipur will be done with a budget of Rs. 70 crores.” “The flower market at Ghazipur will be developed with a budget of Rs 40.75 crores,” the Minister said. All the decisions of the board have been taken keeping in mind the well-being of the farmers of Delhi and for the overall betterment of the mandis, Rai added...////...