MUMBAI: The Maharashtra government has urged the agricultural produce market committees (APMC) in Mumbai and Pune to resume operations by Thursday, albeit with only 25% manpower and 20% transportation, due to concerns over shortage of foodgrains amid the coronavirus (covid-19) crisis.
The state has also allowed the APMCs to act as self-regulatory organisations and formulate their own set of rules to ensure there is no disruption in supply chains of essential goods--foodgrains, vegetables and fruits--and to keep prices in check.
Mumbai APMC president Nilesh Veera confirmed this to Mint. In Mumbai and its suburban areas alone, about one lakh people manage five markets under the APMC in the city.