DW BUREAU / Chandigarh Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday asked Markfed to provide its world class products at affordable prices to people for stabilising their kitchen budget and saving them from scourge of ever increasing inflation. The Chief Minister, while launching Litchi Honey, Litchi Jam, MarkPik and MarkPhenyl (sanitary products) produced by MARKFED here today, said that this the public sector undertaking of the Punjab Government, has left an impeccable imprint in market with the quality food products like Ghee, Refined Oils, Sauces and Basmati Rice and others. He asserted that focus must be laid on providing these things at economical rates to people so as to give relief to them from the vicious circle of rising prices. Bhagwant Mann said that no stone must be left unturned for this noble cause in the larger public interest. Exhorting the farmers to adopt horticulture, bee-keeping and other agriculture allied activities to supplement their income, the Chief Minister said that it will play a pivotal role in transforming their destiny. He said that the hard working and resilient farmers of the state had left an indelible imprint in national food production by making the country self-sufficient. However, Bhagwant Mann said that now that food production has reached a point of saturation, the need of the hour, was to maximize fruit and vegetable production for supplementing the income of farmers. Citing examples, the Chief Minister said that Sohna Litchi Honey has been procured from within the state and has been got tested from Punjab Biotechnology Incubator lab as per FSSAI standards and from Bruker lab, Germany, for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) profiling. He further stated that Litchi honey is free from any sugar and contain pollens derived from Litchi Fruit adding that the Sohna Blossom Litchi Honey is processed in Markfed Honey Plant at Jalandhar and after degumming and dewaxing the honey, the filtered honey is packed in attractive packs for consumers. Likewise, Bhagwant Mann said that Litchi Jam has been prepared after processing Litchi variety prominently grown in Pathankot region of Punjab (also known as Dehradooni variety). (editor@dailyworld.in)