Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday 9 December 2021

Devil is in details

 


 

Farmers have “ suspended “ their agitation after getting an official / written assurance from the Central Government to include in the “ Terms of Reference “ of the proposed Committee :


  Provision for a legally guaranteed MSP for 23 crops “


One news paper reported today :

“ Suppose the govt were to buy the marketable surplus of 23 main agri commodities grown by farmers, then the federal FOOD BILL could go up to about Rs 9 – 9.5 LAKH*CRORE

Ashok Agrawal, analyst with Comtrade, a commodities trading firm


( source : Demand for legally guaranteed MSP could put fiscal strain, experts warn / HT / 10 Dec 2021 )



I urge the Govt to incorporate following in the “ Terms of Reference “ :

Ø  MSP for each crop shall be computed, automatically using a TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM

Ø  Concurrently this technology platform shall also compute automatically, MPQ ( Maximum Purchase Quantity ) for each crop

Ø  The only INPUT to this TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM ( from the Central Govt ) , shall be :

             “ The overall FOOD BILL shall not exceed XYZ % of last year’s GDP  

Ø  Given such over-arching CONSTRAINT, platform will generate a family of MSP vs MPQ projections, for consideration and adoption by the Committee ( for each crop and for overall )

Ø  Committee will accept a particular COMBINATION ( of MSP and MPQ ) for each crop and recommend its announcement by the Union Agriculture Minister

Ø  This process will be repeated each year

Ø  Committee will have a STATUTORY standing

Ø  Besides involving an ENLARGED PARTICIPATION of all stake-holders in the process of determining MSP ( for each year ), this will ensure that the Committee feels responsible / accountable for the implications of its recommendation on the FINANCIAL HEALTH of entire country

       I urge all concerned to examine my following proposal in this regard :

       Dear Kisan Leaders / Shri Tomarji : It is time to Shake Hands  /  07 Dec 2021

 

       With regards,

Hemen parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 10 Dec 2021

 

CC :

All Farmer Leaders

 

 

 

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