The document discusses the Indian farmers' protest against three new agricultural laws passed in September 2020. It provides details on the laws and their goals of making it easier for farmers to sell produce and changing crop production methods. However, farmers protested the laws' potential negative impacts such as ending the mandi system and state procurement of crops at minimum support prices. The document outlines the union's key demands which include repealing the laws, making minimum support prices a legal right, and releasing arrested farmers.
The document discusses the Indian farmers' protest against three new agricultural laws passed in September 2020. It provides details on the laws and their goals of making it easier for farmers to sell produce and changing crop production methods. However, farmers protested the laws' potential negative impacts such as ending the mandi system and state procurement of crops at minimum support prices. The document outlines the union's key demands which include repealing the laws, making minimum support prices a legal right, and releasing arrested farmers.
The document discusses the Indian farmers' protest against three new agricultural laws passed in September 2020. It provides details on the laws and their goals of making it easier for farmers to sell produce and changing crop production methods. However, farmers protested the laws' potential negative impacts such as ending the mandi system and state procurement of crops at minimum support prices. The document outlines the union's key demands which include repealing the laws, making minimum support prices a legal right, and releasing arrested farmers.
current situation • Sustainable way to solve a problem • Why is peace and harmony important? i. Necessary condition for survival and development of mankind ii. Makes society and nation a better place to live iii. Promotes prosperity and development of the nation Indian Farmers’ protest • A protest against three farmers’ law • Passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020 • the laws will make it effortless for farmers to sell their produce directly to big buyers • The creation of minimum support price(MSP) The Indian Agricultural Act 2020 THE 3 BILLS ARE: • Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce Act • Farmer’s Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act • Essential Commodities Act WHY WERE THE FARM BILLS IMPOSED OR RATHER THE IDEA BEHIND IMPOSING THE BILLS Name of the Bills
Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce Expand in the trade area
Act Online trading No state tax
Farmer’s agreement on Price and Change crop production methods
Assurance and Farm Service Act Rise in good competition Rise in new technology
Essential Commodities Act Removing certain foodstuff from the
essential list Imposing limits on stalk produce when in a steep rise in price REASON FOR THE PROTEST OPEN THE SALE AND TRADE OUTSIDE THE APMC END OF MANDI SYSTEM END RELATIONS WITH SMALL SCALE BUSINESS THUS, LEADING TO ABOLISH THE MSP UNION’S DEMAND REPEAL THE LAW MAKE MSP A LEGAL RIGHT CUT DISEAL TO 50% RELEASE THE ARRESTED FARMERS REMOVAL OF PUNISHMENTS AND FINES ON AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES CENTRE SHOULD NOT INTERFERE IN STATE MATTERS