New Delhi:
Union Home Minister Amit Shah expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi today for the passage of two crucial bills on agricultural reforms in Lok Sabha and said the laws proposed would free farmers from the clutches of middlemen and help them overcome other obstacles.
In a series of Hindi tweets, Amit Shah said the country is proud of its hard-working farmers, who take responsibility for creating the country’s wealth and prosperity.
He said that in the form of the Modi government, for the first time, there is a government at the Center that is working day and night for the empowerment of farmers and the passage of historic agricultural reform bills in Lok Sabha. Thursday is an “unprecedented step” in this direction.
“These revolutionary laws of the Modi government will transform the agricultural sector, free farmers from the clutches of middlemen and help them overcome other obstacles. These bills will provide new avenues for farmers to sell their products, which will increase their incomes,” “Said Mr. Shah.
The Interior Minister said that these historic and important agricultural reforms of the Modi government will bring a positive transformation in the lives of farmers and empower them.
“I convey my deep gratitude to Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Union Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar for the passage of these bills,” he said.
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Agricultural Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill 2020 and the Farmers’ Agreement (Empowerment and Protection) on Agricultural Price Insurance and Services, 2020.
The Agricultural Trade and Trade (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill 2020 aims to provide for the creation of an ecosystem, where farmers and traders enjoy the freedom of choice regarding the sale and purchase of agricultural products. farmers’ products, which facilitates remunerative prices through competitive alternative trade channels to promote efficient, transparent and barrier-free interstate and intrastate trade
The Farmer Price Insurance and Agricultural Services Agreement (Empowerment and Protection) Bill 2020 aims to provide a national framework on agricultural agreements that protects and empowers farmers to engage with businesses agrifood, processors, wholesalers, exporters or large agricultural retailers services and the sale of future agricultural products at a remunerative price framework agreed upon in a fair and transparent manner and for matters relating thereto.
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