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Farmer's agitation 2020 and agricultural reforms
Four issues De-criminalisation of stubble burning Safeguarding Power subsidy Repeal of 3 farm market laws Legal Guarantee of MSP for farm produce Government agreed to not to penalise stubble burning and to safeguard power subsidies. Government should also take in consideration that : Subsidised power and lopsided incentive structures have built cropping patterns that are no longer sustainable. Large sections of farmers meanwhile continue to languish in debt and fear. Farmer concerns are not uniform across India. Reforms are necessary to ensure that India has a productive, sustainable and remunerative agriculture sector. The r eports of the National Commission on Farmers , chaired by Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, and other government committees have suggested solutions. The Centre must engage with the farmers, political parties and States on the economic and environmental issues at stake.
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