-Vikalp.ind.in While the country is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy is in doldrums, the central government, instead of taking measures to provide immediate relief to the distressed population, has used the opportunity to introduce sweeping changes in the regulatory framework of the agricultural marketing system of the country. On June 3, 2020, the Cabinet approved three ordinances. These ordinances were converted into Acts after they were passed, under...
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BJP’s Farming Policies: Deepening Agrobusiness Capitalism and Centralisation -Pritam Singh
-Economic and Political Weekly Agricultural market reforms recently enacted by the National Democratic Alliance government reflect the Bharatiya Janata Party’s determination to introduce agrobusinesses into agriculture and push further its agenda of centralisation of economic power and decision-making. The opposition to the reforms by farmers, many State Governments, and regional political formations poses the most formidable challenge, so far, to this government. The contesting claims have missed the dimension of the...
More »CCI centres few and far away, Haryana cotton farmers forced to sell to pvt players at low prices -Sukhbir Siwach
-The Indian Express This year, the Haryana government had claimed that there would be 40 procurement centres of CCI, but official sources in CCI said that till now, only 17 centres have become functional in the state, which is just two more than the centres set up in 2019. Chandigarh: “How could I have taken my 10 quintals of narma cotton to Dhigawa mandi, which is 60 km away, to get minimum...
More »What India’s farm reforms aim to change, in three charts -Arjun Srinivas and howindialives.com
-Livemint.com Wide disparities in agri-marketing regulations have resulted in fragmented markets across states. The new farm bills aim to change this but the jury is still out on whether it will have the intended impact. On 26 September, government procurement of food crops commenced across the country, five days in advance, following the enactment of three contentious farm bills. Under the new policy regime, farmers need not sell their produce through designated...
More »Maharashtra: Economy heads for a double-digit fall as business, consumption slow down -Sandeep A Ashar
-The Indian Express "In terms of Gross State Value Added or GSVA, the economy will likely see 7.4 per cent plunge in the October-December quarter from a year ago. To make matters worse, the number will only worsen further with demand remaining subdued,” a senior government source said. Mumbai: With business activity and consumption set back by Covid-19 cases, the State Government’s latest economic forecast has projected 16.4 per cent contraction in...
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