Only one out of the three farm laws had reform in it: Subhash Garg
While one was for contract agriculture, the amendment to the Essential Commodities Act was more ludicrous, said Garg.
While one was for contract agriculture, the amendment to the Essential Commodities Act was more ludicrous, said Garg.
The country is expected to meet its fiscal deficit target in the ongoing financial year, says SBI Research
A total of 1,000 mandis have registered on e-NAM with over two lakh registered traders and about 90,000 unified licences issued by states.
Dissenting farmers will withdraw from the borders of Delhi and other locations; celebrations postponed as a mark of respect towards CDS Rawat’s demise.
The PM, in his address, had appealed to farmers to end the stir. However, upping the ante, farmer groups retorted that the protest will be withdrawn only when the Centre formulates a law on MSP.
Experts, stakeholders divided on government’s move; implementation not up to the mark, say some, could have opened new channels of trading for farmers, say others.
Farmer groups welcome the decision but have said the demand for a statutory guarantee of remunerative prices for all agricultural produce for all farmers remains unfulfilled.
Constitutional process of repealing farm laws to be completed in Winter session of Parliament.
The country has often been described as a global back office. Now its agricultural exports suggest that it might become a key food source for the world. Fixing water supplies will be vital.
In an attempt to make peace with farmers amid the ongoing protests over farm laws, Sitharaman proposes an increase in agricultural credit target to ₹16.5 lakh crore in FY22.