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&lt;em&gt;The positions of two non-official members representing farming community and one official member have been vacant for 2 years&lt;br /&gt;
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New Delhi: &lt;/em&gt;Following years of low crop prices and protests by farmers, the centre in its budget for 2018-19 promised to ensure remunerative prices for farmers through higher minimum support prices (MSPs). However, in the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, or CACP&amp;mdash; an office of the agriculture ministry mandated to recommend support prices to the government&amp;mdash;three of the five member positions have been lying vacant for nearly two years.&lt;br /&gt;
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The two members currently on the Commission are chairperson Vijay Paul Sharma and member secretary Shailja Sharma. The positions of two non-official members representing the farming community and one official member are vacant.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;These positions have been vacant for a long time and this shows the flippant attitude of the government to understanding the farmers&amp;rsquo; situation and addressing their concerns,&amp;rdquo; said Kavitha Kuruganti, convener of the farm policy advocacy group Association for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;A previous government-appointed committee on revamping MSPs (headed by current NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand), which submitted its report in 2015, suggested involving farmer representatives in CACP, and a fair and more accurate calculation of costs, but the government is yet to say a word on these recommendations,&amp;rdquo; Kuruganti said.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
Farmer organizations say these vacant positions and non-appointment of farmer members to the commission shows the lack of seriousness on the part of the government. Further, in a meeting with the CACP last week, invited farmers put forth their demand for revamping the cost metric used for deciding MSPs, but were told that the government would take that call.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;These positions have been vacant for a long time and this shows the flippant attitude of the government to understanding the farmers&amp;rsquo; situation and addressing their concerns,&amp;rdquo; said Kavitha Kuruganti, convener of the farm policy advocacy group Association for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She said the fact that farmers are expected to bear their own costs when invited for a consultation also shows that the Commission is not keen to listen to them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;ldquo;A previous government-appointed committee on revamping MSPs (headed by current NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand), which submitted its report in 2015, suggested involving farmer representatives in CACP, and a fair and more accurate calculation of costs, but the government is yet to say a word on these recommendations,&amp;rdquo; Kuruganti said.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
However, a former adviser to CACP, who did not want to be named, told Mint that the farmer member positions have been vacant since May 2016.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
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New Delhi: &lt;/em&gt;Following years of low crop prices and protests by farmers, the centre in its budget for 2018-19 promised to ensure remunerative prices for farmers through higher minimum support prices (MSPs). However, in the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, or CACP&amp;mdash; an office of the agriculture ministry mandated to recommend support prices to the government&amp;mdash;three of the five member positions have been lying vacant for nearly two years.&lt;br /&gt;
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Farmer organizations say these vacant positions and non-appointment of farmer members to the commission shows the lack of seriousness on the part of the government. Further, in a meeting with the CACP last week, invited farmers put forth their demand for revamping the cost metric used for deciding MSPs, but were told that the government would take that call.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;These positions have been vacant for a long time and this shows the flippant attitude of the government to understanding the farmers&amp;rsquo; situation and addressing their concerns,&amp;rdquo; said Kavitha Kuruganti, convener of the farm policy advocacy group Association for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture.&lt;br /&gt;
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On 16 February, the Commission had invited farmer groups for a consultation on the impending kharif price policy. Rampal Jat, a farmer leader from Rajasthan who attended the consultation returned disappointed.&lt;br /&gt;
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<em>The positions of two non-official members representing farming community and one official member have been vacant for 2 years<br />
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New Delhi: </em>Following years of low crop prices and protests by farmers, the centre in its budget for 2018-19 promised to ensure remunerative prices for farmers through higher minimum support prices (MSPs). However, in the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, or CACP&mdash; an office of the agriculture ministry mandated to recommend support prices to the government&mdash;three of the five member positions have been lying vacant for nearly two years.<br />
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Farmer organizations say these vacant positions and non-appointment of farmer members to the commission shows the lack of seriousness on the part of the government. Further, in a meeting with the CACP last week, invited farmers put forth their demand for revamping the cost metric used for deciding MSPs, but were told that the government would take that call.<br />
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The two members currently on the Commission are chairperson Vijay Paul Sharma and member secretary Shailja Sharma. The positions of two non-official members representing the farming community and one official member are vacant.<br />
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&ldquo;These positions have been vacant for a long time and this shows the flippant attitude of the government to understanding the farmers&rsquo; situation and addressing their concerns,&rdquo; said Kavitha Kuruganti, convener of the farm policy advocacy group Association for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture.<br />
<br />
She said the fact that farmers are expected to bear their own costs when invited for a consultation also shows that the Commission is not keen to listen to them.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;A previous government-appointed committee on revamping MSPs (headed by current NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand), which submitted its report in 2015, suggested involving farmer representatives in CACP, and a fair and more accurate calculation of costs, but the government is yet to say a word on these recommendations,&rdquo; Kuruganti said.<br />
<br />
Mint contacted the chairperson&rsquo;s office for a response but was told Vijay Paul Sharma was on leave for a week. The office of the member secretary and advisor D.K. Pandey said they do not respond to press queries.<br />
<br />
However, a former adviser to CACP, who did not want to be named, told Mint that the farmer member positions have been vacant since May 2016.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;The technical work of the CACP does not depend on the presence of farmer members but their presence is important to understand the ground perspective,&rdquo; said Abhijit Sen, economist and a former chairperson of CACP.<br />
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&ldquo;During our term (1997-2001) we immediately made those appointments when they fell vacant; besides, CACP&rsquo;s credibility depends on the presence of farmer members who are officially mandated to be a part of the Commission,&rdquo; Sen added.<br />
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On 16 February, the Commission had invited farmer groups for a consultation on the impending kharif price policy. Rampal Jat, a farmer leader from Rajasthan who attended the consultation returned disappointed.<br />
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Please <a href="http://www.livemint.com/Politics/96s123OLXU7ZFkE6DQjAgJ/Farmer-groups-flag-pending-vacancies-in-agricultural-pricing.html">click here</a> to read more. <br />
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New Delhi: </em>Following years of low crop prices and protests by farmers, the centre in its budget for 2018-19 promised to ensure remunerative prices for farmers through higher minimum support prices (MSPs). However, in the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, or CACP&mdash; an office of the agriculture ministry mandated to recommend support prices to the government&mdash;three of the five member positions have been lying vacant for nearly two years.<br />
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Farmer organizations say these vacant positions and non-appointment of farmer members to the commission shows the lack of seriousness on the part of the government. Further, in a meeting with the CACP last week, invited farmers put forth their demand for revamping the cost metric used for deciding MSPs, but were told that the government would take that call.<br />
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The two members currently on the Commission are chairperson Vijay Paul Sharma and member secretary Shailja Sharma. The positions of two non-official members representing the farming community and one official member are vacant.<br />
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&ldquo;These positions have been vacant for a long time and this shows the flippant attitude of the government to understanding the farmers&rsquo; situation and addressing their concerns,&rdquo; said Kavitha Kuruganti, convener of the farm policy advocacy group Association for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture.<br />
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Mint contacted the chairperson&rsquo;s office for a response but was told Vijay Paul Sharma was on leave for a week. The office of the member secretary and advisor D.K. Pandey said they do not respond to press queries.<br />
<br />
However, a former adviser to CACP, who did not want to be named, told Mint that the farmer member positions have been vacant since May 2016.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;The technical work of the CACP does not depend on the presence of farmer members but their presence is important to understand the ground perspective,&rdquo; said Abhijit Sen, economist and a former chairperson of CACP.<br />
<br />
&ldquo;During our term (1997-2001) we immediately made those appointments when they fell vacant; besides, CACP&rsquo;s credibility depends on the presence of farmer members who are officially mandated to be a part of the Commission,&rdquo; Sen added.<br />
<br />
On 16 February, the Commission had invited farmer groups for a consultation on the impending kharif price policy. Rampal Jat, a farmer leader from Rajasthan who attended the consultation returned disappointed.<br />
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Farmer groups flag pending vacancies in agri pricing panel -Sayantan Bera

-Livemint.com The positions of two non-official members representing farming community and one official member have been vacant for 2 years New Delhi: Following years of low crop prices and protests by farmers, the centre in its budget for 2018-19 promised to ensure remunerative prices for farmers through higher minimum support prices (MSPs). However, in the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, or CACP— an office of the agriculture ministry mandated to recommend support prices to the government—three of the five member positions have been lying vacant for nearly two years. Farmer organizations say these vacant positions and non-appointment of farmer members to the commission shows the lack of seriousness on the part of the government. Further, in a meeting with the CACP last week, invited farmers put forth their demand for revamping the cost metric used for deciding MSPs, but were told that the government would take that call. The two members currently on the Commission are chairperson Vijay Paul Sharma and member secretary Shailja Sharma. The positions of two non-official members representing the farming community and one official member are vacant. “These positions have been vacant for a long time and this shows the flippant attitude of the government to understanding the farmers’ situation and addressing their concerns,” said Kavitha Kuruganti, convener of the farm policy advocacy group Association for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture. She said the fact that farmers are expected to bear their own costs when invited for a consultation also shows that the Commission is not keen to listen to them. “A previous government-appointed committee on revamping MSPs (headed by current NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand), which submitted its report in 2015, suggested involving farmer representatives in CACP, and a fair and more accurate calculation of costs, but the government is yet to say a word on these recommendations,” Kuruganti said. Mint contacted the chairperson’s office for a response but was told Vijay Paul Sharma was on leave for a week. The office of the member secretary and advisor D.K. Pandey said they do not respond to press queries. However, a former adviser to CACP, who did not want to be named, told Mint that the farmer member positions have been vacant since May 2016. “The technical work of the CACP does not depend on the presence of farmer members but their presence is important to understand the ground perspective,” said Abhijit Sen, economist and a former chairperson of CACP. “During our term (1997-2001) we immediately made those appointments when they fell vacant; besides, CACP’s credibility depends on the presence of farmer members who are officially mandated to be a part of the Commission,” Sen added. On 16 February, the Commission had invited farmer groups for a consultation on the impending kharif price policy. Rampal Jat, a farmer leader from Rajasthan who attended the consultation returned disappointed. Please click here to read more.