Shimla, July 17 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu while chairing a meeting of the horticulture department on Friday said 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 year 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

He 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 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 current season, the CM launched the Horticul...