Interacts with representatives from Farmers Organizations from Punjab
Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Agriculture Minister, Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Som Prakash, MoS, Ministry of Commerce & Industries interacted with the representatives of Farmers Organizations of Punjab on November 13, 2020 in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
The Agriculture Minister briefed the representatives of Farmers Organizations of Punjab, about the reforms made in the agriculture sector to empower the farmers. During the interaction, the Ministers also informed the representatives of farmer Organizations that procurement of farm produce on MSP and the Mandi system will continue as before. The new Farm Act will encourage Mandis to provide better services to the farmers. The representatives of the farmers’ unions expressed their views on new Farm Acts.
The minister reasssured the representatives that the new Farm Acts would not only provide freedom of choice to the farmers to sell their produce at remunerative price but also safeguard the interest of farmers.
The farmer’s representatives were also apprised with other initiatives taken by the Government such as Agriculture Infrastructure Fund and formation of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations aiming towards income enhancement of farmers and creating employment opportunities for youth in rural areas.
