Tummala sets 15-day deadline for market digitalisation plan | Hyderabad News

Hyderabad: Agriculture and marketing minister Tummala Nageswara Rao on Thursday directed officials to prepare comprehensive proposals within 15 days for digitalising Telangana’s market yards, with every stage from vehicle entry to payments to be brought under a digital system.During a review meeting with marketing department director Rahul Raj at the secretariat, Tummala said digitalisation should cover agricultural produce sales, weighing, transactions and payments, until vehicles exit market yards. Payments to farmers should be made online to improve transparency and accountability and prevent irregularities, he said.Tummala reviewed plans to install solar power systems at every operational market yard in the state. Officials informed him that work was already under way to install solar systems at 10 market yards and that steps were being taken to extend the facility to other yards in phases.