Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has confirmed that his government will not ban arecanut. He met the delegation led by Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Co-operative Limited (CAMPCO) chairman on Tuesday and said he would look into the cess problem that the growers are facing.
"Yogi Adityanath assured that he would stand by the Areca growers and positively respond to all their problems," CAMPCO said in a release.
Arecanut growers from Karnataka are already facing the problem of APMC cess of 1.5 per cent imposed by the state. This is over and above