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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | AAP inking agriculture policy to connect with rural voters -Himanshi Dhawan

AAP inking agriculture policy to connect with rural voters -Himanshi Dhawan

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published Published on Mar 20, 2014   modified Modified on Mar 20, 2014
-The Times of India


NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party is inking its agriculture policy to connect with rural voters and expand its support base. Apart from farm production, the policy will focus on ensuring income security for farmers through a series of measures including a farmers' income commission, increasing access to insurance and credit facilities for tenant farmers and improving rural infrastructure.

Recent data from the National Crime Records Bureau show the country has seen over a quarter of a million farmers' suicides between 1995 and 2010. Among the states worst affected are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. According to the Arjun Sen Gupta Commission, the average income of a farmer is Rs 2115 as opposed to monthly expenditure of Rs 2770 which leads to a vicious debt trap. Policy makers have expressed concern that despite the deep rooted problems, there has been little or no debate by political parties on this issue.

According to AAP sources, the underlying reason for the agrarian distress and farmers' suicides is the deep crisis in farm incomes. Speaking on the issue, AAP manifesto committee member Atishi Marlena said the party's policy is aimed at shifting the focal point of debate from agricultural production to farmers' income security and a dignified livelihood.

Among the recommendations that will be enunciated in the manifesto will be establishing a statutory body called the farmer's income commission that will assess farm incomes and ensure minimum living income. The party has also recommended a fair remunerative minimum support price that will be 50% above the cost of cultivation. It also promises expanding MSP for 25 crops instead of the current practice of government procurement of seven crops.

AAP's policy on agriculture also lays stress on the affordable institutional credit to all, especially tenant and women farmers and not just landowning farmers. The document also says that in case of crop insurance, the unit of insurance should be the village and wherever possible smaller than the village to benefit small cultivators.

The party has also spoken about reducing the cost of cultivation by promoting and incentivizing low input cost methods and diversification of income generating activities including agro-processing, livestock, value addition and agriculture-related services.


The Times of India, 20 March, 2014, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/AAP-inking-agriculture-policy-to-connect-with-rural-voters/articleshow/32326084.cms?


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