Page 52 - Putting Farmers First

FARMERS CAN GET ASSURED PRICES FROM BUYERS
“There has been a continuous demand for three major
pro-farmer reforms for decades. Now, the three reforms
enacted by the government have given the farmers the
right to sell their produce even outside the mandis. That
is, the farmer can sell his produce wherever he gets better
prices. Secondly, if the farmer wishes, now he can decide
the price of his crop at the time of sowing itself.

Now, the potato growing farmer can sign an agreement
with the chips-making industry, the mango farmer with
the mango juice making industry, the tomato farmer
with the sauce making industry, even at the time of
sowing his crops. This will provide an assured price and
relieve farmers from worrying about falling prices.”

PM Modi at the launch of AatmaNirbhar Uttar Pradesh
Rojgar Abhiyan, 26 June, 2020

MSP SYSTEM GOING STRONG EVEN AFTER FARM
REFORMS

“On MSP, in the just completed Rabi marketing season,
the government has procured 389.9 lakh MT of wheat,
an all-time record, with Rs 75,055 crore going to farmers
as MSP.

In the ongoing Kharif marketing season, up to 159.5 lakh
MT of paddy has been procured, compared to 134.5 lakh
MT at the same point last year, an increase of 18.62%.
All this happened after we brought the three ordinances,
which have now been passed by Parliament.

MSP payment to farmers for paddy has gone up by 1.5
times, wheat by 1.3 times, pulses by 75 times and oilseeds
by 10 times during the last five years compared to five
years of UPA-2 (2009-10 to 2013-14). This proves the lie
and dishonesty of those who are spreading canards that
MSP will end.”

PM Modi in an interview to Economic Times,
29 October, 2020