Hardeep Singh Puri said the laws will also create new opportunities for arthiyas (commissionaires)
New Delhi:
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday reached out to scientists, professors and high-level professionals in the Congress-ruled Punjab’s agriculture sector to dispel doubts about the new agricultural laws, saying the reforms would even benefit “arthiyas“(commissionaires).
The minister also said that the MSP regime will remain.
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana and other states are protesting against new farm laws they say will lead to corporate buying and the end of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) regime.
“In Punjab, some people spread lies, false propaganda and incited farmers against the government by branding the new farm laws anti-farmers when they knew the benefits of these laws for farmers to increase their revenues, ”Puri said in a virtual statement. meeting.
Explain the benefits of reforms for arthiyasMr Puri said the laws will also create new opportunities for them.
Arthiyas can provide better seeds, inputs, knowledge and supply chain assistance outside of their existing roles in the mandis, he said in a statement.
“The investments will drive changes throughout the supply chain to the benefit of all stakeholders to reduce agricultural waste which is currently 30 percent,” he added.
The minister was in contact with scientists, professors and other high-level professionals in the agricultural sector of Taran Taran and Amritsar in Punjab.
During his interaction, Mr. Puri also noted that there had been an increase in grain purchases from the MSP in Punjab.
Punjab has seen an unprecedented increase in purchases of kharif paddy which rose to 26.1 lakh ton through October 11 of the current Kharif marketing season, from 7.4 lakh ton a year ago, a he said.
Across India, the total kharif paddy supply increased by 35% to 42.5 lakh ton from 31.7 lakh ton during the said period, he said, adding that the government had increased by nearly 30% the number of supply centers from 30,549 in 2019-20 to 39,130. this year.
Paddy purchases started in Punjab and Haryana from September 26 due to the early arrival of the harvest, while in other states they started from October 1.
The minister also described important steps, including the launch of the PM-KISAN program, taken by the NDA government over the past six years to benefit farmers.
