High tech mandis

Complete with air-conditioning and cold storage, the private sector consisting of big names like Reliance, Tata, ITC, Adanis, L&T, Pantaloon, DLF, Rahejas, and Bharat Hotels have promised to contribute 75% of the costs towards the construction of these mandis. This certainly is a step in the right direction for the second green revolution because it will now be easier for the farmers to market their produce. Greater involvement from the private sector will also encourage faster infrastructure development as what was witnessed when ITC's eChoupal initiative became popular. I hope that plans are underway to use the same infrastructure for other food services like fish and poultry.