MUMBAI : Maharashtra’s urban development and public works minister Eknath Shinde, on Wednesday, said the state government is considering a plan to financially support the daily wage laborers involved in running the Agricultural Market Produce Committee (APMC) in Mumbai and will work on a plan to bring back the APMC traders who are stuck in their villages due to the covid-19 lockdown.
In a meeting with the top management of APMC on Wednesday evening, Shinde said it is crucial to have the traders back to ensure that APMC is able to function smoothly after it reopens on Thursday.
Shinde also mentioned that he will discuss with the state’s chief minister Uddhav Thackarey to provide some kind of financial support to the city’s daily wage