-TheWire.in The campaign emphasised how the proposed NEP will result in budget cuts, elimination of reservations for the marginalised, fee hikes and a further rise of contractualisation and privatisation in higher education. New Delhi: More than 150 students, teachers and eminent public personalities on December 24 attended a nationwide 50-day campaign against the National Education Policy (NEP) at the Press Club of India (PCI) in the national capital. The PCI conference emphasised how...
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The pitfalls of legalising farm support prices -A Narayanamoorthy
-The Hindu Business Line There is no guarantee Farmers’ income will rise as the methodology for estimating cost of production is outdated, defective Although the Farmers’ agitation that lasted over one year was finally called-off, their demand for a law guaranteeing minimum support prices (MSP) for crops is continuing. Can the MSP be legalised in a country that produces about 1,000 million tonnes of agri-commodities? If so, who will benefit from it?...
More »Ten sugar mills in UP to pay 12% simple interest on delayed payment to Farmers -Deepa Jainani
-Financial Express Under the Act, sugar mill owners are bound to pay interest if they fail to make the payment to Farmers within 14 days of purchase. Complying with an Allahabad High Court order, the Yogi Adityanath government has asked 10 sugar mills in the state to pay 12% simple interest to the Farmers for the late payment of their sugarcane dues for three financial years: 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15. These 10 mills...
More »Clear dues of sugarcane Farmers, Allahabad HC directs Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Ltd
-PTI/ The Hindu Business Line Says if not cleared by March 31 next year, sugarcane commissioner will proceed with recovery Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court has directed Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Limited to clear dues of sugarcane Farmers of its five mill areas at Gola Gokaran Nath, Khambhar Khera, Palia Kalan, Barkhera and Maqsoodapur by March 31, 2022, along with a 15 per cent interest. The Lucknow bench of the court cautioned the company...
More »UP: Far From Doubling Income, Suicide Woes Shadow Engulf Farmers -Saurabh Sharma
-Newsclick.in The Centre has on many occasions announced to double the farmer’s income but the reality on the ground paints a different picture. Suffocated under a cycle of debt, some of them are allegedly taking the extreme step. Banda: Ram Ruchi was just 22 at the time of his death. A young farmer from Majra Pandin village in Banda district hanged himself to death on the ill-fated day of October 7, 2021....
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