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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | 2019 on mind, worried Centre calls meeting to address farm distress

2019 on mind, worried Centre calls meeting to address farm distress

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published Published on Feb 15, 2018   modified Modified on Feb 15, 2018
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Centre has called a two-day national conference on February 19-20 to discuss farm distress and find a permanent solution. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the valedictory round on the second day and review the suggestions emerging from the brainstorming.

The conference will be inaugurated by agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh at the Pusa complex. In April, the ministry will call a meeting of state agriculture ministers to discuss, among other issues, strengthening the procurement mechanism. Senior officials of Niti Aayog, farm price advisory body CACP, state universities, farmers and farmers’ bodies will attend the meeting next week.

On the first day, farm experts and officials will brainstorm on issues confronting farmers as well as the agriculture sector. They will submit their recommendations before the PM the next day. Poll-bound Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have already announced sops to help farmers.

The central government, in the 2018-19 budget, has announced fixing of minimum support price (MSP) for 23 crops at 50% over the cost of production. The price deficiency scheme of Madhya Pradesh and the cash transfer scheme of Telangana will also be discussed in the meeting.

Under MP’s ‘Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana’, the state pays farmers the difference between the MSP for crops and their average market rate. Farmers get money if they have to sell their produce in the open market below the MSP. Telangana has taken a different approach to support farmers.

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The Times of India, 15 February, 2018,https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/2019-on-mind-worried-centre-calls-meeting-to-address-farm-distress/articleshow/62924114.cms


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