Farmers Movement Archive

Close MFMB portal or face stir, farmer union warns Haryana Govt

Tribune News ServiceKurukshetra, September 29Already protesting against the farm laws, the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Charuni) has now warned the state government to either discontinue its Meri Fasal Mera Byora (MFMB) portal or face stir.The union in its letter to the Chief Minister expressed unhappiness with the functioning of the portal and alleged that the portal was not in the interest of farmers and has become a cause of inconvenience for them.BKU (Charuni) spokesman Rakesh Bains said: “Farmers get the registration done on the portal and later the data is used by the government for procurement. There are complaints related to the portal but there is no official to address the grievances. The government should have established complaint centres at grain market-level to ensure smooth functioning. There are cases in which farmers’ data got deleted and also some cases in which wrong data had been fed on the portal. If the data is not rectified, a farmer will not be able to sell the actual produce.”Mukesh Devi, a Shahabad farmer, said: “I have paddy crop in four-acre land but my data is not being shown on the portal. The government should direct the officials concerned to rectify the data.”Kurukshetra Deputy Commissioner Mukul Kumar said: “There are cases of mismatch data, and it is being verified by the revenue officers. The data is being rectified after verification and most likely the work will be completed by Wednesday. If any farmer faces any issue further, he can contact the Agriculture Department.”

The Tribune

2021-09-30