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ESSAY ON FARM BILL 2020

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ESSAY ON FARM BILL 2020

Since the Green Revolution in 1966 the growth in Indian agricultural sector has been increasing. Now almost 70% of the Indian population is directly or indirectly connected with cultivation. For the betterment of the farmers Indian Government has passed Farm Bill-2020 in the Parliament. After the consent of the President, it has become an act, Farm Act 2020. But farmers from Punjab, Haryana and other states are protesting against the bill.

Farm Bill 2020 consists of three bills. These are
  1. The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Service Bill 2020.
  2. The Essential Commodities Amendment Bill 2020.
  3. The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill 2020.

ESSAY ON FARM BILL 2020

Intended Advantage From the Farm Bill 2020 :

  • Agricultural Produce comes under the framework of electronic trade.
  • Farmers can sell their produce in any parts of the country by e-commerce portal without going through the middle men and paying levies such as cess, mandi fee.
  • Farmers can make agreement with a company directly prior to the production. As a result, they become free from the fluctuation of the market price. State regulatory -board will be the mediator of this agreement.
  • The Essential Commodities Ordinance removes cereals, pulses, oil seeds, onion and potatoes from the list of essential commodities and permits production, storage, movements and distribution of these commodities. It helps the country earning foreign currency.
  • These three bills will also help in creating One Nation One Market for agricultural production.

Cause of Protest :
During the period of 1947-1955 there was a scarcity of food because there was no regulation over the storage, movements of essential food commodities. Prices of these commodities became higher. So, India had to depend on USA and had to import P.L-480 wheat which was a low-quality wheat. This period in the history is called as “Ship to Mouth Economy”. To regulate the prices of the essential commodities the government passed the Essential Commodities Act 1955 in 1955.

ESSAY ON FARM BILL 2020
  • These bills are a direct encroachment upon the function of the states.
  • Selling outside the APMC is a sign of ending MSP.
  • It is not clearly stated in the bill whether the seller has to pay e-commerce fee or not.
  • Deregulation of storage, movements of the essential commodities makes the prices higher that remind us the period of 1947-1955 and 2006-2007 when we faced scarcity of food.
  • In contract farming there is no mechanism for price fixation. Penetration of the corporate sectors are harmful for the small farmers. Besides, company may dictate the price.
It’s a good initiative of the government bringing reformation into the agricultural sector. Government should reach out to the farmers who are opposing the bills and explain to them the importance of the reformation in agricultural sector in the 21st century.
 
 

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