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Hardly the 1991 moment for agriculture -Himanshu

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published Published on May 25, 2020   modified Modified on May 25, 2020

-The Hindu

The reforms in agricultural marketing are no more than reiterations of earlier pronouncements

The announcement of reforms in agricultural marketing by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in May, has been hailed by some as the “1991” moment for agriculture. While it does not mean much on the ground, it has successfully managed to deflect attention from the pittance offered by way of fiscal support to the agricultural sector, as a part of the grand fiscal package announced by the Prime Minister. Even then, the reforms are no more than reiterations of earlier announcements.

The three reforms regarding agricultural marketing were the reforms in the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act, the Essential Commodities Act, and on contract farming. All of these have been in discussion for almost two decades, with the APMC Act having already seen substantial reforms in many States. The first comprehensive model act on APMC was proposed during 2003, and since then, similar efforts to push for more reforms have been proposed in 2007, 2013, and as late as 2017 by the present government.

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The Hindu, 25 May, 2020, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/hardly-the-1991-moment-for-agriculture/article31665952.ece?homepage=true


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