Updated On: 26 August, 2023 07:10 PM IST | Nashik | mid-day online correspondent
Girish Mahajan stated that the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde would soon hold a meeting so as to provide permanent solution to onion farmers

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On Saturday, the Rural Development Minister Girish Mahajan stated that the Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde would soon hold a meeting so as to provide permanent solution to onion farmers.
Farmers in the Nashik district have been protesting the Union government`s decision to hike the export duty on onions to 40 per cent. According to the farmers it hinders exports and pushes the prices in the domestic markets down.