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This story is from September 21, 2020

Farm bills: Govt clears the air as opposition raises objections

Farm bills: Govt clears the air as opposition raises objections
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha passed the two farm sector-related bills on Sunday after a heated debate that saw opposition storming the well of the House and tearing papers of the legislation. During the debate, the government clarified several objections raised by the Opposition on the two bills.
Here is a look at the questions raised by the Opposition on the two bills and the government's clarification —
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The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020


➤ Procurement at Minimum Support Price (MSP) will stop
➤ Mandis will stop functioning if farm produce is sold outside APMC mandis
➤ What will be the future of government electronic trading portal like e-NAM


➤ Procurement at MSP will continue and farmers can sell their produce at MSP rates
➤ Mandis will not stop functioning and trading will continue there as before
➤ Under the new system, farmers will have the option to sell their produce at other places in addition to the regulated mandis
➤ e-NAM trading system will continue in the mandis
➤ Trading in farm produce will increase on electronic platforms
2

Bill on Contract Farming: The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020


➤Farmers will be under pressure and they will not be able to determine prices under contract farming
➤ How will marginal and small farmers be able to practise contract farming as sponsors will shy away from them
➤ Big companies will be at an advantage in case of disputes


➤Farmers will have full power in the contract to fix a sale price of his choice for the produce
➤ They will receive a payment within three days
➤ 10,000Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) are being formed throughout the country. TheseFPOs will bring together small farmers and work to ensure remunerative pricing for farm produce
➤ There will be local dispute redressal mechanism and there will be no need to go to court repeatedly in case of disputes

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