Farmers' protest: Govt proposes crop diversification; 5-year MSP for maize, pulses, cotton
Centre proposes to buy pulses, maize, and cotton crops at minimum support prices for five years
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Farmer agitation called off after Centre agrees to demands
Dissenting farmers will withdraw from the borders of Delhi and other locations; celebrations postponed as a mark of respect towards CDS Rawat’s demise.
Centre to table bill to repeal farm laws in Lok Sabha today
The PM, in his address, had appealed to farmers to end the stir. However, upping the ante, farmer groups retorted that the protest will be withdrawn only when the Centre formulates a law on MSP.
Not all are happy with scrapping of 3 farm laws
Experts, stakeholders divided on government’s move; implementation not up to the mark, say some, could have opened new channels of trading for farmers, say others.
Government to repeal 3 farm laws: PM Modi
Constitutional process of repealing farm laws to be completed in Winter session of Parliament.
Budget 2021: FM tries to appease farmers’ angst
In an attempt to make peace with farmers amid the ongoing protests over farm laws, Sitharaman proposes an increase in agricultural credit target to ₹16.5 lakh crore in FY22.
