-The Hindu True agricultural reform rests with local governments, and States need to go back to the basics and expert suggestions The recent announcement by the Prime Minister that the Union Government would seek to repeal the three Farm Laws in the winter session of Parliament has prompted diverse reactions. On November 29, the first day in Parliament, the Farm Laws Repeal Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha without discussion. These...
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MSP committee to be formed, now go home, says Union agri minister; not so fast, say farmers -Amit Bhardwaj and Sreya Chatterjee
-IndiaToday.com On Saturday, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that PM Modi has announced the constitution of a committee to look into the MSP issue. He urged the protesting farmers to "go home". However, the farmers said they need more clarity. On Saturday, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said that PM Modi has announced the constitution of a committee to make the minimum support price (MSP)...
More »No Lesson Learnt From Farm Laws, Centre Forgoes Prior Consultation for 17 of 29 Scheduled Bills -Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar
-TheWire.in The Bill to repeal the farm laws and the cryptocurrency regulation Bill are among those not placed in the public domain at all. New Delhi: By not having arranged for any pre-legislative consultation on the Bill to repeal the farm laws, along with 16 others that are tentatively scheduled to be taken up in the upcoming winter session of the parliament, the Narendra Modi government has once again shown that it...
More »Modi makes ‘farm outreach’ with Jewar airport project -Virendra Singh Rawat
-RuralVoice.in Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of the Rs 30,000-crore Jewar International Airport in Uttar Pradesh (UP) today, he made a subtle outreach to the farmers too in the wake of protests over the three central farm laws. Last week, Modi announced to repeal the contentious laws and on November 24, the Union Cabinet approved his proposal. A Bill will be tabled in the winter session of Parliament...
More »The need for a proper Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy -Arun PS
-The Hindu How many bills have been tabled without prior discussions? What needs to be done to improve public consultation in policymaking? The story so far: The Union Government has listed 29 Bills (26 new and three pending) to be tabled in the winter session of Parliament. In 2014, the Pre-Legislative Consultation Policy was adopted, mandating a host of rules, including that whenever the Government makes any law, it must place a...
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