Revival of rural economy
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The farmers are striving hard and generating various crops and vegetables. The business community in the local market are exploiting the farmers in purchasing their products. There are procedural defects in getting minimum support price offered by government and the farmers are suffering. more
Aug 22
In the Banking Sector, it is said that the Customer is the King and a Banker has to keep the Customer on the head! Similarly, in the national life, the Farmer is the King and a Farmer's produce cannot be treated as hypothetical but to be hypothecated to the Nation. In my opinion, like our civil administrative services, Farming should be declared a statutory civil service and all registration-eligible Farmers should be paid monthly Salary for carrying out farming works including marketing. more
Aug 21
At least Farmers must be endowed with Article 48 Directives added with growing Technology. more
Aug 21
On the other hand, middlemen transport the produce from the farmgate, pay cash, store in cold storage or warehouse at their own risk and cost, Transport from mandi to urban areas, retailers display and sell the produce and deal with loss by perishables and so on, so let me make a simple revelation, all these activities cost money and its a rare farmer who can do all these activities by himself. Obviously those who invest money and effort in these logistics activities, will expect a profit. Hence what is sold at Rs. 10 at the farmgate would easily be sold for Rs. 30 to Rs. 40 or even more in the air-conditioned retail store. Nothing comes free. Someone has to pay for it. more
Aug 20
Insufficient livelihood infra in Towns mostly Cities set off Individual Access to cultivating Places tendering inevitable Mediating Agencies in Livelihood Essentials too.
STCs in States , DTCP , UDAs also grossly FAILED
Decentralisation Though realised as the ultimate need , Governments grossly ignored
THIS LETHARGIC NATURE RESULTED IN ::
1. Increasing Hikking Price Raise of Essential commodities
2. Lack of Basic Essentials like Water and Drainage AND FOR THIS MULTIPLYING GIVT INVESTMENTS TO PROVIDE THIS LIVELIHOOD INFRA
3. Human Crowding causing Pollution
4. Increasing Cost of Living , Residential Housing , Education , Policing
5. This gross negligence of Prime Factors of LIFE ARTICLE 21 INDEED IS ANTI CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIRING DRASTIC REFORMS , REGULATIONS AND UNDILUTED PUNISHMENTS TO THE Stakeholders . more
STCs in States , DTCP , UDAs also grossly FAILED
Decentralisation Though realised as the ultimate need , Governments grossly ignored
THIS LETHARGIC NATURE RESULTED IN ::
1. Increasing Hikking Price Raise of Essential commodities
2. Lack of Basic Essentials like Water and Drainage AND FOR THIS MULTIPLYING GIVT INVESTMENTS TO PROVIDE THIS LIVELIHOOD INFRA
3. Human Crowding causing Pollution
4. Increasing Cost of Living , Residential Housing , Education , Policing
5. This gross negligence of Prime Factors of LIFE ARTICLE 21 INDEED IS ANTI CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIRING DRASTIC REFORMS , REGULATIONS AND UNDILUTED PUNISHMENTS TO THE Stakeholders . more
Aug 21
Yes there are costs but then why not allowing the farmers to compete. Its typical ideology of Govt babus and middlemen nexus to add levels of illogical bureaucratic measures and keep individuals from accessing the market more
Aug 21
This is why States to maintain State Trading Corporations under District Control for Crop Selection , Fertilisers , Transportation for Sale in Districts .
Out of State and Export need to be Managed by the Farm Societies . more
Out of State and Export need to be Managed by the Farm Societies . more
Aug 20
This is my personal observation. In Gujarat, Municipal Corporations / Nagarpalikas have built special sheds for farmers to sell vegetables. However, farmers do not go there. They do not want to come to city or Taluka Place to sell their produces. They sell their produces to middlemen/vegetable vendors and they are ok. This is the problem, which results in huge price difference between a farmer gets and a common man pays for a particular product. People are also responsible, to some extent, that they do not want to go to such vegetable market as it is little bit far off. They want to purchase vegetable from a vendor who supplies at their door step. All government efforts will not give fruitful results unless mindset of farmers, also, changed with changed environment. more
Aug 20
I agree with Mr. Chandhok and Vemoory too. I agree with Mr. Shukla too that the lobby is powerful and will not allow the farmers to sell their goods to the public but what I wish to state is that when the farmers market came to our area a year ago their prices were quite high- what I mean is they were profiteering too. more
Aug 20
