The Planters’ Association has found fault with a government decision to allow a handful of companies to import spices under a new regulatory mechanism.
The measure will adversely affect the local market, and also adulterated value-added products could get exported, damaging the country’s reputation globally, it said.
The association said India was keeping a close watch following the issuance of import licences recently, with a delay likely in the clearance of the shipments, it said.
The association urged the policymakers to pay swift attention to the matter.
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