NEW DELHI: Explaining the usefulness of agricultural reforms criticized by the opposition and a section of agricultural organizations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cited cases of a large number of farmers who had benefited from being able to sell agricultural products outside the compound of Farming. Produce marketing committees or mandis.
Residing in the agricultural sector during his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio address, Modi said that farmers had prospered when they freed themselves from the restriction of selling only in mandis, adding that they would now have complete freedom to sell.
The prime minister praised farmers for strengthening the country’s agricultural sector and said that the agricultural sector played an important role in building a self-sufficient India. “The stronger it is, the stronger the foundation of a self-sufficient India,” he said. He noted the increased income of farmers who benefited from innovative practices and options to sell their products.
The prime minister said he had received many letters from farmers and interacted with some groups to learn that changes in agriculture, new dimensions and innovations were giving him strength. He cited examples of farmers in Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh who recounted how they had benefited and made greater profits by selling their agricultural products directly to buyers of their choice, in some cases even five-star hotels.
Modi said similar benefits would now trickle down to farmers across the country, where they would be out of the clutches of middlemen even when they get remunerative prices. “Now, they have the freedom to sell not just fruits and vegetables, but whatever they produce (rice, wheat, mustard, sugar cane) wherever they get a better price,” he said.
Although the prime minister did not make direct reference to the controversial agricultural bills during his speech, the emphasis on removing restrictions on the mandi was intended to quell opposition-led criticism of the laws as “anti-establishment.” farmer”. The government has quickly announced the MSP to counter accusations that the system will be eliminated.
These bills, the government has said, will allow farmers to sell their produce anywhere they want at a better price.
Citing the example of a Gujarati farmer who adopted innovative methods to grow potatoes that were being purchased by large companies, Modi said that the agricultural sector would greatly benefit from increased use of technology.
In his speech on Sunday, the prime minister also recalled Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bhagat Singh, Jai Prakash Narayan, Nanaji Deshmukh and Vijayaraje Scindia ahead of their birth anniversaries.
The prime minister also called on people to once again wear masks and ensure physical distancing to combat the coronavirus.
Residing in the agricultural sector during his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio address, Modi said that farmers had prospered when they freed themselves from the restriction of selling only in mandis, adding that they would now have complete freedom to sell.
The prime minister praised farmers for strengthening the country’s agricultural sector and said that the agricultural sector played an important role in building a self-sufficient India. “The stronger it is, the stronger the foundation of a self-sufficient India,” he said. He noted the increased income of farmers who benefited from innovative practices and options to sell their products.
The prime minister said he had received many letters from farmers and interacted with some groups to learn that changes in agriculture, new dimensions and innovations were giving him strength. He cited examples of farmers in Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh who recounted how they had benefited and made greater profits by selling their agricultural products directly to buyers of their choice, in some cases even five-star hotels.
Modi said similar benefits would now trickle down to farmers across the country, where they would be out of the clutches of middlemen even when they get remunerative prices. “Now, they have the freedom to sell not just fruits and vegetables, but whatever they produce (rice, wheat, mustard, sugar cane) wherever they get a better price,” he said.
Although the prime minister did not make direct reference to the controversial agricultural bills during his speech, the emphasis on removing restrictions on the mandi was intended to quell opposition-led criticism of the laws as “anti-establishment.” farmer”. The government has quickly announced the MSP to counter accusations that the system will be eliminated.
These bills, the government has said, will allow farmers to sell their produce anywhere they want at a better price.
Citing the example of a Gujarati farmer who adopted innovative methods to grow potatoes that were being purchased by large companies, Modi said that the agricultural sector would greatly benefit from increased use of technology.
In his speech on Sunday, the prime minister also recalled Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bhagat Singh, Jai Prakash Narayan, Nanaji Deshmukh and Vijayaraje Scindia ahead of their birth anniversaries.
The prime minister also called on people to once again wear masks and ensure physical distancing to combat the coronavirus.
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