Give us fuel subsidy, say Tirupur farmers

Coimbatore: Farmers in Tirupur want the state government to provide subsidy for fuel as most of them, who depended on public transportation system, are now forced to rent private vehicles or use own vehicles to transport produce to the markets.
“Before the lockdown was imposed, the farmers depended on buses to transport produce to the markets. Now, as bus operation is limited, they are forced shell out at least Rs 150 per day to rent autorickshaws or use their two-wheelers. They travel a minimum of 30km to and from markets,” said district secretary of Tamil Nadu Farmers’ Association R Kumar. “As fuel price is increasing almost every day, they can’t afford private transportation. The state government should provide them fuel subsidy depending upon their average travelling distance.”
The association also urged the district administration to provide fair compensation to the farmers, whose farmlands were earmarked for the high-voltage transmission line project in the district.
The central government should withdraw the proposed ordinance to bring cooperative banks under the RBI regulation, Kumar said.
The association passed several resolutions at a meeting held at Perumanallur on Sunday.