Maharashtra Dy CM Pawar urges Centre to curb illegal raisin imports from China

Maharashtra Deputy CM urges Centre to stop illegal import of 'sub-standard' raisins from China

MUMBAI : Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Shri Ajit Pawar has written to the Central Government seeking urgent intervention to stop the illegal import of substandard raisins from China. These imports, which are allegedly bypassing customs duties and taxes, are causing severe financial losses to both grape farmers and the national exchequer, he said. In his letters addressed to Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shri Shivraj Singh…

Maharashtra Dy CM Pawar urges Centre to curb illegal raisin imports from China

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday urged the Central Government to immediately stop the illegal import of substandard raisins from China, citing significant losses to grape-growing farmers and national revenue, according to an official statement. Pawar wrote to Union Agriculture