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Agriculture Reforms
The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2021', deals with the trade areas of farmers' produce. It permits sale and purchase of farm produce outside the premises of APMC mandis without any market fee, cess or levy. It includes electronic trading and e-commerce of farm produce. Second farm law, named 'Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2021', provides a legal framework for contract farming. In which the farmers can enter into agreements with agri-business firms, retailers or exporters for their produce at a mutually agreed price before the planting seasons. The act also outlines a dispute redressal mechanism. Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2021'. The law scraps the Centre’s powers to impose stock-holding limits on food items like cereals, pulses, potato, onion, edible oilseeds and oils, removing them from the list of essential commodities, except under extraordinary conditions or in case of a steep price hike. These reform will help to facilitate private investment in agriculture sector along with development of agro industry in India.
The Best01 Government had decided to ban stubble burning in India. The farmer that do not follow this rule can face upto 10 years of prisonment.
Alternatively, free distribution of a decomposer will be given to farmer in Punjab. Also a campaign would be run for stubble management. The decomposer would be distributed free for 2 years and after that will be available in market for just 0.28 dollar.
The total cost outlet of this project is 15 billion.
1.09 million household would be educated.
The per capita C02 production will be reduced by 0.11 metric tonnes.
The Food inflation rate will be down as crops will be in abundant. Expected rate is 4%.
Nearly 20 million ton of crops will be saved and turned into manure to fertile the soil.
The major points are:-
If any company invest and setup their plant in India, they would get 5% tax cut for 3 years.
If the company double it's investment and production in these three years,10% tax cut would be given for an additional two year.
If the company is able to export atleast 50% of their product made in India, an additional tax cut of 20%(Total-25%) would be given for 2 years.
Currently tax rate for foreign company is 50%.
Total fund of 10 billion is also allotted for companies to set up in India.
The scheme will be Valid till 1 March,2022.
September 14,2021
Today the foreign Minister of India held a meeting with CEO of indo universal agencies in Azania.
The outcome of the meeting are:-
1) Investment of 2.5 million
2) With this money 2 small plants, each servicing 3 small supplier plantations were made.
3) Under PLI scheme, the Azania company 5% tax benefit.
4) The Azanian company will make a profit of around 0.44 million and pay tax worth 0.36 million.
5) Company will start manufacturing in India in 2022 and will employee 50,000 people in India.
The Foreign Minsiter had travelled back to India.
The United States of Azania
September 17,2021.
After having several round of talks in 2 days between the Indian Government and National Agriculture Japan following conclusion were made:-
1) NAJ will invest 20 billion dollar in Agro based industries in India. The government of India will further invest 5 billion in making top infrastructure for setup of Agriculture based industries.
2) Japan will establish 12 big plants In India and 6 Service station in Japan.
3) As NAF had pledged to double the investment in next three years and majority of the produce will be exported to Japan, tax cut of 25% was decided. The estimated profit is Around 1 billion from 2023, which after tax deduction reduce to 750 million.
4) This investment will employee 500,000 Indian and 50,000 Japenese.
5) The plants will be functional from Jan 2023.
The Foreign Minsiter after the meeting had travelled back to India.
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Great Man Government continue to work on to double farmers Income by 2023. To achieve this goal, major Change in irrigation plans are required. India produces million tonnes of food yet only 48% of Agriculture land comes under irrigation while 52% depends on monsoon. Some States like Punjab had 98% irrigational land while some states such as Assam had only 4.9%. To overcome this issue, it is decided that separate plans for each state would be implemented. Centre government will give funds to State government for implementing the project.
While Assam had just 4.9% irrigation coverage, yet it is flooded by river. The reason for low coverage is not lack of water but excess of it which result in flooding.
REASON:The cause of concern and lifeline of Assam is Brahmaputra river. The river is so big that it could be seen from space. The state loses around 8,000 square km of land to erosion due to flooding every year. The Kaziranga National Park famous in world for its one horned rhinos, remain at constant threat of flooding every year.
STATS:The flood prone area of the state as assessed by the Rastriya Barh Ayog (RBA) is 31.05 Lakh Hectares against the total area of state 78.523 Lakh Hectares i.e. about. 39.58 % of the total land area of Assam. This is about 9.40% of total flood prone area of the country. Records show that average annual area affected by flood is 9.31 Lakh Hectares. The flood prone area of the country as a whole stands at about 10.2 % of the total area of the country, but flood prone area of Assam is 39.58 % of the area of the state. It signifies that the flood prone area of Assam is four times the national mark of the flood prone area of the country.
SOLUTION:To solve this issue Government of India had taken a long term solution by training our engineer and creating an efficient system like in Netherland. Netherland government had transferred the flood controlling system to India at cost of 80 million. Government had spend additional 2.92 billion dollars for creating new embarkment and establishing the new technology. All this would be done by end of 2022.
EFFECT:Nearly 500 lives will be saved from this every year while also increasing the irrigational land from just 4.9% to 80+%. This is an important step towards doubling farm income.
Irrigation Land Coverage in India is 48% and 52% depends on Monsoon.
Nearly 17% of 6881 district in India are over exploiting ground water. While 5% are in very critical state
India only stores 6% of its annual rainfall water.
To increase the irrigation land coverage to 80+%.
To decrease the groundwater over- exploited district% from 17 to less than 5%. While to maintain the critical State district to 5%.
To increase the storage of rainwater from 6% to 25%.
To issue Soil Health Card to each farmer by 2025.
To recognize year of 2023-2024 as Year of Agricultural Renewal and bring crop loan interest from 8% to 4% during this year.
To cover 50 million loanee farmer under the Fasal Bima Scheme by end of 2025.
To have Rural Farm Science manager in every villages of India.
To have a growth rate of around 9% to 10% for 5 trillion economy.
7 Major Area of improvement had been identified in Agriculture in India.
Irrigation:
The government had taken the following steps
1) Already Government of India had lauched an irrigation programme in Assam. That programme would be submerged into the Agriculture Reforms (2022-2025)
2) The government will construct more Dams on rivers to supply water to other districts.
3) The government will also develop infrastructure for easy storage of Rainwater and easy supply of Rainwater.
4) Incentive will also be given to Farmers those who use rainwater harvesting method for Agriculture.
Soil Health Enhancement
1) Government of India will renew that already lauched programme called Soil Health Card(SHC) scheme.
2) In the Soil Health Card 12 nutrients like:-pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Organic Carbon (OC), Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K), Sulphur (S), Zinc (Zn), Boron (B), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Copper (Cu) of farm holdings and 7 indicators like:-(i) cropping history,(ii) water resources (soil moisture), (iii) slope of soil, (iv) depth of soil, (v) color of soil, (vi) soil texture (bulk density) and (vii) Micro-biological activity will be included.
3) The soil Health Card will be printed in 15 different language as per farmer convenient. Also a very Simple report in farmers language would be printed.
4) In the coming years, private soil testing labs would be encouraged and many government funded testing labs would also be created. Atleast 1000 soil testing labs would be India by 2025.
5) The cropped area will be divided into grids of 10 ha for rainfed and 2.5 ha for irrigated and taken only one soil sample from each grid and test results will be distributed to all the farmers whose area was falling under the grid.
6) In each block demonstration of benefits of SHC on an experimental basis will be undertaken by the Block Manager. So that Farmer will understand benefit of SHC
Credit and Insurance:
1) Government of India will recognize 2023-2024 as Year of Agricultural Renewal.
Government will ensure that during this year rate of interest of crop loan will be cut down from 8% to 4%.2) The government of India will
create an Agriculture-Risk Fund to provide relief [waiver in full/ part of loan and interest] to the farmers in the case of successive droughts, etc. and also waiver of interest on loans in areas hit by droughts, floods, heavy pest infestation etc. This Fund will have contributions from the Central Government(40), State Governments(40) and Banks(20) in a predetermined fashion.3) Cooperative Banks would be brought under RBI for better management.
4) New separate loans would be prepared for Allied Agricultural activities such as cattle breeding etc.
5) Kisan Credit card scheme to be updated and many farm type activities like fishing etc to be included in it. The Government plan to issue at least 20 million Kisan Credit Card to Farmers.
6) A pan India Fasal Bima Yojna(Crop Insurance Scheme) would be implemented. Under this scheme all the crops in India would be covered by insurance company. It would be compulsory for farmers to have their crop get insurance below 5 hectare of land. The aim of this project is to cover 50 million loanee farmer by end of 2025. Insurance would be covered by 4 Public Sector Insurance company. Also,Private Insurance company would be invited too.
Technology
1)Agricultural scientists would state the performance of new varieties and
technologies in terms of net income per hectare, and not just in terms of yield
per hectare. An expert committee will be set up on this to ensure easy adoption of new method.2) New technologies like biotechnology (BT) and Information, Communication
Technology (ICT) would be demystified and a cadre of Rural Farm Science Managers would be developed by training a couple of women and men members of every Panchayat/ local body in the management of new technologies.Market
1) National Land Use Advisory Service, linked to State and Block Level Land Use Advisory Services on a hub and spokes model would be made. The Land
Use Advisory Service would cover crop and animal husbandry, horticulture, inland
fisheries, forestry and agro-forestry, and have the capacity to proactively assess potential surpluses and shortages of essential commodities. In this way it can warn the government before any food crisis.2) Towards a free market government had already enacted the three farm bills which further liberalize the Agriculture sector of India.
3) In order to improve the transparency in the operation of the APMCs, it is made obligatory for them to publish the daily arrivals, maximum and minimum prices and the balance of stock available. Availability of this information on the Internet for all APMCs on a day-to-day basis.
4) Farm Unions will now be based on commodity. A farm Union of particular commodity cannot voice their opinion on other commodity. Also, Farm Union of different commodity can come together and form Farm Sangh.
5) C2 formula would be used instead of A2+FL for MSP.
6) Market intervention scheme would be implementable on every crops or fruits or Vegetables outside the preview of MSP.
New institution:
1) Indian Trade Organization (ITO) would be established containing half members of Agriculture and Commerce ministery respectively. The ITO would advise and coordinate the two ministery as to how increase the export of food market while also maintain the food security in India. The National Land Advisory would be one of the many arms of ITO.
Bharat Storage project
1)Under the Bharat Storage Project, Food storage units and necessary Agriculture infrastructure would be made.
2)FCI infrastructure would also be improved.
3) All the projects would be made through PPP model.
4) The project will be under the Agriculture Ministery.
Government of India will nearly spend 112 billion dollars in the coming three years to ensure that these projects are implemented in an efficient and time bounded manner.
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