BATHINDA: Blaming the Centre’s “selective” crop procurement system for inequity in pricing, farm organisation Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Sunday stated a sturdy, legally enforceable minimal assist worth (MSP) mechanism was the one technique to curb what it termed “dishonest” by merchants.
“Govt procurement is from a handful of states, together with Punjab and Haryana. Merchants exploit this technique, buying produce cheaply from numerous states and transporting to Punjab and Haryana, the place they promote at govt-declared MSP,” SKM stated.
“This unfair observe will cease solely with assured procurement and opening of mandis in all states.”
SKM declared it was “rejecting upfront” any try and convey a central MSP ordinance based mostly on “A2+FL”, representing prices incurred by farmers on numerous inputs and the imputed worth of household labour.
SKM desires MSP based mostly on the C2+50% system beneficial by the Swaminathan Fee.
SKM stated that in the course of the 2014 ballot marketing campaign, BJP promised to implement MSP based mostly on the C2+50% system. In 2023-24, MSP declared for wheat was Rs 2,125 a quintal and Rs 2,183 for paddy, each of which have been based mostly on A2+FL calculations, it stated.
The farm organisation argued that if MSP have been based mostly on C2+50%, the identical merchandise could be priced round 30% larger.
“Given the common paddy yield of 25 quintals an acre, a Punjab farmer suffers a lack of Rs 17,075 an acre. If the farmer goes for 2 crops yearly, the loss per acre could be Rs 34,150,” SKM stated.
Whereas the govt. now argues in opposition to the C2+50% system, BJP promised Rs 3,100 a quintal for paddy earlier than polls in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana, and Rs 2,700 a quintal for wheat in Rajasthan and MP, it stated.
“Govt procurement is from a handful of states, together with Punjab and Haryana. Merchants exploit this technique, buying produce cheaply from numerous states and transporting to Punjab and Haryana, the place they promote at govt-declared MSP,” SKM stated.
“This unfair observe will cease solely with assured procurement and opening of mandis in all states.”
SKM declared it was “rejecting upfront” any try and convey a central MSP ordinance based mostly on “A2+FL”, representing prices incurred by farmers on numerous inputs and the imputed worth of household labour.
SKM desires MSP based mostly on the C2+50% system beneficial by the Swaminathan Fee.
SKM stated that in the course of the 2014 ballot marketing campaign, BJP promised to implement MSP based mostly on the C2+50% system. In 2023-24, MSP declared for wheat was Rs 2,125 a quintal and Rs 2,183 for paddy, each of which have been based mostly on A2+FL calculations, it stated.
The farm organisation argued that if MSP have been based mostly on C2+50%, the identical merchandise could be priced round 30% larger.
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Whereas the govt. now argues in opposition to the C2+50% system, BJP promised Rs 3,100 a quintal for paddy earlier than polls in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana, and Rs 2,700 a quintal for wheat in Rajasthan and MP, it stated.
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