Amidst the anti-farm regulation agitation in Punjab, the Modi authorities has procured 18.24 lac tonnes of wheat from the State on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) until April 15.
As per studies, the Centre has transferred a complete of ₹13.71 crores to the account of farmers in Punjab by means of Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) at MSP (Rs 1,975 per quintal). It should be talked about that regardless of all efforts of the Modi authorities since 2018, Punjab sought exemption from DBT implementation within the State. As such, that is the primary time that farmers have obtained the fee for his or her produce (at MSP) in Punjab straight into the accounts.
While talking concerning the growth, Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey mentioned, “We are transferring MSP directly to the farmers’ accounts in Punjab, which has been possible with the cooperation of the state government and arhtiyas…With Punjab and Haryana on board, the entire country is now covered under ‘One nation, one MSP, one DBT’ theme.” He additionally added that arthiyas may even get their fee straight of their account.
Reportedly, the Food Corporation of India (FCI) will procure a whopping 130 lac tonnes of wheat from Punjab. Till now, round 81.64 lac tonnes of wheat has been procured as in comparison with the overall goal of 437.36 lac tonnes this yr. As of now, funds are being made to farmers by means of DBT on the premise of the Aadhar playing cards and the amount of crops introduced by them to the Mandis.
Success tales of DBT of funds to farmers
Initially, FCI had requested the Punjab govt at hand over land information for fee switch. However, since many farmers work as cultivators and don’t personal their land, the Centre has steered offering particulars of cultivators (as is the case in Haryana). Given that the Punjab authorities gave in to the calls for of the Centre to remove the middlemen, it obtained stiff opposition from the arhtiyas.
While talking concerning the matter, a 39-year-old farmer named Dalip Kumar mentioned that he has been the happiest since he began farming 15 years in the past. He had obtained ₹1.90 lac and ₹1.48 lac straight into his checking account for 171 quintals of wheat bought on the Rajpura mandi. Dalip Kumar cultivates on 40 acres of land and has bought wheat that was cultivated on 10 acres of land till now. He mentioned that this was the primary time he obtained such a big fee without delay.
“This is the best system. What could be better than getting paid for our crop in our account? Earlier, arhtiyas gave us a cheque. After we took our crop to the mandi, everything was in the hands of the agent. The final settlement of accounts took time, as the arhtiya always found an excuse to defer the payment even after the farmer had repaid any debts he might have had,” the farmer recounted.
Similarly, 49-year-old Tarlochan Singh from Bankura village in Ropar district obtained ₹1.56 lacs for promoting wheat produced on 3 acres of land. He supported the information system and mentioned it could not bitter his relation with the fee agent.