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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