Mumbai: Farmers’ union welcomes state move to drop 3 bills
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Mumbai: Farmers’ union welcomes state move to drop 3 bills
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MUMBAI: Farmers groups have welcomed the state’s move not to proceed with its three farm law amendment bills that had been drafted to counter the Centre’s farm laws since the latter have been repealed. The state had tabled the amendments in the assembly in July. It planned to discuss and pass them in the winter session of the state assembly. “There is no need to proceed with the bills since they were based on the Central laws and were an attempt to correct these laws. This issue will be brought before the cabinet sub-committee on the farm bills,” said state cooperation minister Balasaheb Patil. The farmers union Kisan Sabha, which had opposed the state’s amendment bills, has welcomed the move. “The amendments were not very different from the Centre’s farm laws. What the state should do instead, is to implement the existing laws,” said Ajit Navale from the Kisan Sabha. Meanwhile, the MVA government has decided to provide higher subsidy for drip irrigation schemes for small and marginal farmers. It has given approval for a budgetary provision of Rs 589 crore for 2021-22.
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The Times of India
Date
2021-11-21
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Mumbai