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New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday said Food Corporation of India (FCI) counters will be set up in Narela Mandi from April 12 in order to procure wheat crops at minimum support price (MSP). The announcement comes after a meeting of the Delhi Agriculture Department, the FCI and mandi officials. Speaking to the media after visiting Narela Mandi in north Delhi, he said no counter had been set up at the mandi and no procurement was happening, as claimed by the FCI. This was especially important as the farmers at the Narela Mandi were complaining and were facing problems because of the absence of FCI counters there," Rai said. He added that there were three FCI counters earlier at Mayapuri, Najafgarh Mandi, and Narela godown, but farmers demanded that counters must be installed at the Narela Mandi as well..