Archive · 28 Oct 2025
Chandigarh Chief Secretary Orders Removal of Unauthorised Vendors from Sector 26 Mandi
The top official in Chandigarh, Mr. Prasad, had a meeting with people who work with farms and markets.
He told them to clean up the market in Sector 26 because only certain people are allowed to sell there.
He wants them to get rid of anyone selling things who isn't supposed to be there.
They also talked about making the market cleaner and using computers to keep track of what goods arrive.
This will help make sure the right fees are collected fairly.
They also discussed building a new, bigger market and fixing problems like lights and roads in the old market.
Chandigarh Chief Secretary H Rajesh Prasad ordered the removal of all unauthorised vendors from Sector 26 Mandi.
The directive was given during a meeting discussing agricultural land, marketing infrastructure, and Mandi management.
Officials were also instructed to maintain sanitation and address issues related to roads, sewerage, and street lighting in Sector 26 Mandi.
Plans for a new Grain, Fruit & Vegetable Market in Sector 39 were presented, with a focus on expediting its development and resolving a related Supreme Court case.
The Chief Secretary emphasized the need to enhance market fees and implement an online system for tracking product arrivals to ensure transparency.
- Who
- Chandigarh Chief Secretary H Rajesh Prasad and officials from the Agriculture Department and State Agricultural Marketing Board
- What
- Directed officials to remove unauthorised vendors from Sector 26 Mandi, improve sanitation, explore rationalising market fees, implement an online system for product arrivals, address civic amenities, and expedite the shifting and court case resolution for a new mandi in Sector 39.
- When
- Tuesday
- Where
- Chandigarh, specifically Sector 26 Mandi and the proposed Sector 39 Mandi.
- Why
- To manage agricultural land, improve marketing infrastructure, address encroachments in the wholesale-designated Sector 26 Mandi, enhance transparency and efficiency in market fee collection, and ensure timely redressal of civic issues.
- Chief Secretary
- H Rajesh Prasad
- Meeting Participants
- Officials from Agriculture Department and State Agricultural Marketing Board
- Key Issues Discussed
- Agricultural land, marketing infrastructure, Mandi management, encroachments, market fee, online arrival system, civic amenities, new mandi development
- Location of Current Mandi
- Sector 26, Chandigarh
- Location of Proposed New Mandi
- Sector 39, Chandigarh