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Agricultural bills are pro-farmer: Nirmala Sitharaman

VIJAYAWADA: Union minister for finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the three farm Bills passed in Parliament were aimed at benefiting farmers and bringing great reforms in the agriculture sector. Speaking to media here after her brief interaction with farmers at Gannavaram as part of her visit to the state, the finance minister said that the three Bills were needed to complete reforms in the agriculture sector. “The reforms have been due for the past 30 years. The BJP had promised to bring those reforms and finally three Acts were made to benefit the farmers,” she said. She further added that the restrictions on farmers were withdrawn and farmers can now sell their produce at any place. The finance minister said private players would enter the market ensuring the minimum support price (MSP) and farmers would be free to sell their produce outside agriculture market yards, if they get a better price. She put to rest fears that this would weaken primary agriculture markets.

The Times of India

2020-10-08

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