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‘No acquisition of fertile land for non-farm use’

-The Indian Express

Giving a pointer to the much-awaited Bill on land acquisition reforms, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said the government will not dilute the provisions which restrict the acquisition of multi-crop and single crop agricultural land for non-farming purposes.

“We will ensure that acquisition of high-yielding farmland is not allowed for non-agriculture purposes. This is a serious issue and the government is concerned about it. One should not be allowed to acquire farm land where single or multiple crops are grown,” Pawar said in response to a query during the Economic Editors’ Conference in Delhi.

Pawar, who heads the Group of Ministers on Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, said such a move can be allowed only in exceptional situations.

He, however, supported FDI in multi-brand retail trade. He said while farmers will witness a dip in post-harvest losses along with better prices, consumers will benefit from lower prices, greater choice and better quality.

Pawar, who was unhappy with the government on its ambiguous agriculture export-import policy, sought consistency in this regard and said the government should not refrain from exports when country has surplus production.

Highlighting the fact that agri exports have witnessed a 56 per cent jump over 2010-11, he said, “Switch-on and switch-off policy brings disrepute to the country. The way our agricultural production is going, time has come now to introduce a long-term export-import policy. We should allow exports when we have surplus and allow imports when there is a shortfall.”