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Punjab to Abolish Vat on Raw Honey and Equipment Required for Bee Keeping | ||
Chandigarh, Punjab, India - Move aimed at giving boost to apiary in the state - Training program for beekeepers in other states and countries - PAU to purchase four machines for extracting poison from bees
With a twin motive of promoting bee keeping and giving boost to farm diversification in the state, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today gave nod to abolish VAT on raw honey (unbranded honey) and equipment, boxes, food grade container and wax required for apiary.
In another significant decision, the Chief Minister asked the Punjab Agriculture University to purchase four machines for extracting honey from the bee on trial basis. He also asked the University to recruit the experts for bee keeping so as to impart quality training to the farmers for encouraging them to adopt this remunerative profession in a big way.
The Chief Minister also directed the Departments of Home, Excise & Taxation besides Director General of Police to ensure that bee keepers should not be harassed while transporting their bee boxes from one place to another in and outside the state.
Mr. Badal also asked the various government departments to grant necessary permission to the beekeepers for keeping their boxes on government land in the state. ![]() |
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