Point : Counter-Point // MSP : MPQ
Lok Sabha’s winter session starts today. Govt will introduce a bill to repeal 3 Farm Laws
Opposition party members will get vociferous by echoing the demands of Kisan Netas, which are :
Ø Withdrawal of Electricity Amendment Bill
Ø Scrapping of provisions of fines for stubble burning
Ø Withdrawal of cases against farmers ( during protests )
Ø Sacking and arrest of Shri Ajay Mishra ( for Lakhimpur violence )
Ø Compensation to kin of 700 farmers who died during the protests
Ø Allotment of site to construct a memorial
Ø
None of these are un-surmountable / non-negotiable, and I urge Shri Tomarji and the Farmer Leaders to reach compromise-solutions for each of these, in the spirit of “ Give and Take “
In that same spirit of “ Give and Take “ , a WIN-WIN solution can also be reached in the matter of the most important demand of “ MSP for 23 crops guaranteed by an appropriate new law “
Both sides have reasonable arguments, viz :
FARMERS :
In APMC mandies, cartels of traders / middlemen / adatias etc., fix very low prices ( sometimes, even below the cost of production ) and force the farmers to sell at huge loss ( cause for suicides ? )
GOVERNMENT :
We have following problems :
# Against our current storage capacity ( FCI ) of 41 million tons, last season, we were required to purchase
120 million tons of food-grains from farmers ( at MSP ) .
This meant storing food grains, in open ( covered by tarpaulins ). This results in millions of tons getting
damaged ( rain-rats-insects ) and rendered unfit for human consumption- entailing a loss of lakhs of crores
of rupees
# We just have enough money ( funds ) to support a few crops with MSP. If as many as 23 crops were to be
guaranteed MSP, we just won’t have enough funds to buy out all 23 crops .
# Fixing MSP and guaranteeing purchase of 23 crops, will further aggravate the storage problems and
consequent damage problem
Dear Kisan Netas / Shri Tomarji,
Here too a Compromise Solution is possible in the spirit of Give and Take
It is : MSP linked with MPQ
Where, MPQ = Maximum Purchase Quantity ( separate figure for each of those 23 crops )
This means, in each year, Government shall not be obliged to purchase more than the MPQ ( at its MSP ), for any crop
The MSP and MPQ shall be worked out and announced by the govt. 6 months in advance of the coming year
As suggested in my following earlier blog-email, it is possible to automate this entire process of computation of MSP, by using Geo-Spatial Technology :
Agri Reforms : an Ongoing Process…………………….[ 20 Nov 2021 ]
Using same technology, it is possible to also calculate ( automatically and without human intervention ), the MPQ for each of those 23 crops for the upcoming year
Both, the Government and the Farmers should be happy with such an AUTOMATIC – SCIENTIFIC – UNBIASED – TECHNOLOGY BASED – DYNAMIC process, which announces its results on a Govt website within a specific time - frame
This way, Govt will know in advance, the total amount of FUNDS that will be required for the coming season
And, knowing in advance, the MPQ / MSP for each crop, farmers will decide WHICH crop to plant and HOW MUCH to plant ( Demand / Supply / Price, dynamics in regulated manner )
On Govt web site, each purchase ( at MSP ) will be published ( individual and cumulative ) for each crop
This will show, how much total has been purchased ( for each crop ) and how much still remains to be purchased
When Govt purchase for an MSP crop reaches its stipulated MPQ ( for a given season / year ) , the Govt will stop buying and declare in all media
Irrespective of this provision, farmers will be free to negotiate with any trader / middleman / business , any SALE QUANTITY at any negotiated price ( whether higher or lower than published MSP )
Based on State-wise distribution ( of production ) of any particular crop, Central Government will work out State-wise QUOTAS of purchase quantities for each crop
23
∬ msp_1 x mpq_1 = Funds needed for Crop 1………..( insert data for all 23 crops, one by one )
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With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 29 Nov 2021
Related Readings :
2021
Agri Reforms : an Ongoing Process………………………………… …..[ 20 Nov 2021 ]
“ Tractor-Pulled “ to “ Technology-Pushed “ ………………………..[ 20 Sept 2021 ]
Finally Announced : Agri Infra Fund to APMC ……………………….[ 08 July 2021 ]
Agristack: The New Digital Push in Agriculture …………………..[ 26 June 2021 ]
Digital Farming ? ……………………………………………………..[ 15 April 2021 ]
Kisan Sabha gets Constructive ………………………………………………[ 20 Feb 2021 ]
Monetizing Geospatial Data ……………………………………………………[ 16 Feb 2021 ]
2020
Congratulations, Shri P K Purwarji ………………………………………[ 21 Dec 2020 ]
e-NAM ; reimagined to resolve farmer agitation……………………[ 10 Dec 2020 ]
How about introducing a PLI for agricultural produce ?.........[ 08 Dec 2020 ]
Production Linked Incentive for Rice ( Paddy ) ……………………..[ 09 Dec 2020 ]
Thank You, Shri Tomarji ……………………………………………………….
Selling Farm Laws before selling Farm Crops………………………. [ 24 Sept 2020 ]
2019
Influence farmers and win Votes ? ………………………………………….[ 04 Feb 2019 ]
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Akhil Gogoi | Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) | |
Dr Ashish Mittal | All India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS) | |
Atul Kumar Anjaan | All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) | |
Avik Saha | Jai Kisan Andolan (JKA) | |
Dr Darshan Pal | Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU Dakaunda) | |
Hannan Mollah | All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS Canning Street) | |
Kavitha Kuruganti | Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) | |
Kiran Vissa | Rythu Swarajya Vedika (RSV) | |
K. Chandrasekhar | Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) | |
Medha Patkar | National Alliance for People’s Movements (NAPM) | |
P. Ayyakkanu | National-South India River Interlinking Agriculturists Association | |
Pratibha Shinde | Lok Sangharsh Morcha (LSM) | |
Raja Ram Singh | All India Kisan Mahasabha (AIKM) | |
Raju Shetti | Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghtana (SSS) | |
Satyawan | All India Kisan Khet Mazdoor Sangathan (AIKKMS) | |
Dr Sunilam | Kisan Sangharsh Samiti | |
Tajinder Virk | Tarai Kisan Sangathan | |
VM Singh | Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan (RKMS) | |
Yogendra Yadav | Swaraj Abhiyan |
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