Harsimrat Kaur Badal today expressed her gratitude to the people of Punjab, as she took charge of the Ministry for Food Processing.
Kaur said she would help farmers get an optimum price for their crops.
"There should be an optimum utilization of crops in the country, and, I will do my best to get the farmers what they deserve. Whatever wastage takes place in between should be reduced. I have to learn about the department to put this into use," said Kaur.
She also said that India should be at par with other countries as far as food processing is concerned.
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