Shimla, July 17 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said that the state government has cleared payments through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to apple growers for produce procured under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) during the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

While chairing a meeting of the Horticulture department in Shimla, the CM said that payments had already been made to growers who supplied up to 30 bags of apples under the MIS, and the process of releasing payments to growers who supplied 100 bags or more was now underway. He informed that the state government has released Rs 45 crore to clear the pending liabilities.

Reviewing the preparations for apple procurement under the MIS during the c...