COVID-19: Sops for farmers, traders extended in TN

Chennai, Apr 26 () The Tamil Nadu government on Sundayextended by one month the waiver on warehouse charges,interest on loan against farm produce stocked in godowns and acut in cold storage user fee, announced as part of measures tothe help farmers during the COVID-19 lockdown. Also, one per cent market fee waiver for traders was alsoextended by one more month, Chief Minister K Palaniswami saidon Sunday. Already it had been announced that farmers need not paywarehouse charges, interest and user fee till this month endand it was now being extended by one more month, he said in anofficial release. Similarly, traders too need not remit fee for procurementof produce from farmers also for a month more (apparently fortill May end), he added. VGNVS VS