<p class="title">Niti Ayog on Monday set up a committee on chief ministers to make suggestions on the transformation of the farm sector, increasing private investments in agricultural marketing and infrastructure.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be the convenor of the committee that has H D Kumaraswamy (Karnataka), Kamal Nath (Madhya Pradesh), Manohar Lal Khattar (Haryana), Yogi Adityanath (UP), Pema Khandu (Arunachal Pradesh), Vijay Rupani (Gujarat) as members. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will be a member of the group, while Ramesh Chand, Member, Niti Ayog, will be the member secretary of the committee.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The committee has been asked to finalise modalities for the adoption of and time-bound implementation of agriculture reforms and submit its report within two months.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It has also been asked to examine various provisions of the Essential Commodities Act and suggest changes to attract private investments in agricultural marketing and infrastructure.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Committee will make suggestions over linking of market reforms with e-National Agriculture Market, GRAM and other relevant Centrally Sponsored Schemes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It will also suggest policy measures to boost agricultural export, raise growth in food processing and attract investments in modern market infrastructure, value chains and logistics.</p>
<p class="title">Niti Ayog on Monday set up a committee on chief ministers to make suggestions on the transformation of the farm sector, increasing private investments in agricultural marketing and infrastructure.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be the convenor of the committee that has H D Kumaraswamy (Karnataka), Kamal Nath (Madhya Pradesh), Manohar Lal Khattar (Haryana), Yogi Adityanath (UP), Pema Khandu (Arunachal Pradesh), Vijay Rupani (Gujarat) as members. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will be a member of the group, while Ramesh Chand, Member, Niti Ayog, will be the member secretary of the committee.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The committee has been asked to finalise modalities for the adoption of and time-bound implementation of agriculture reforms and submit its report within two months.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It has also been asked to examine various provisions of the Essential Commodities Act and suggest changes to attract private investments in agricultural marketing and infrastructure.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Committee will make suggestions over linking of market reforms with e-National Agriculture Market, GRAM and other relevant Centrally Sponsored Schemes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It will also suggest policy measures to boost agricultural export, raise growth in food processing and attract investments in modern market infrastructure, value chains and logistics.</p>
