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Speaking to reporters on Friday night, Pawar said she had spoken to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on the issue and they had informed that export of tomatoes was underway and there was no ban on it.
”The Centre has suggested to the state that it should procure tomatoes from the market and sell it using its network. The state can do so under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS). If the state incurs losses, 50 per cent of it would be borne by the Union government,” Pawar, Union minister of state for public health, said.
However, she said there was hardly any demand for tomatoes in the international market and the Centre was looking for a solution to the problem.
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She also informed that the Centre had issued a notification regarding MIS and the state government must submit its proposal at the earliest.