The farm laws: How not to do reforms.. by Ramesh Inder Singh, former CS and Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab
Hindustan Times, December 19, 2020
It is not disputed that agriculture needs transformation and private enterprise and capital could consort with the government to contribute in its development. But the way the reforms were structured and thereafter hurriedly notified, has created a toxic shroud regarding the motives and turned the entire process into corporates vs peasants, putting private participation in jeopardy even for future. Do the farm laws address the core ills plaguing our agriculture? Crop diversification, cultivation costs, subsidies or shift of population from agricultural to non-agricultural sectors, declining water table, soil health etc remain unattended.
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Ramesh Inder Singh, Former Chief Secretary and chief information commissioner, Punjab Punjab
rameshinders@yahoo.com
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