Agri Reform Benefited Cultivators: Nitish Kumar On APMC Act Abolishment

Patna:

Refuting opposition fee that abolition of APMC Act has labored in opposition to farmers of Bihar, Leader Minister Nitish Kumar Tuesday mentioned in reality the agri reforms have benefitted the cultivators which might be understood from the truth that the state has made perfect ever 35.59 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy procurement within the present season.

Replying to a debate at the movement of thank you at the Governor’s cope with to the joint consultation of the state legislature on Friday, the executive minister discussed the pioneering efforts made by way of the state to struggle coronavirus and different tasks to toughen well being, energy, street and many others, drawing a comparability with the situation 15 years again.

He mentioned the state govt made elaborate preparations for paddy acquire or even prolonged the length of the procurement from the farmers and asserted that no farmer is left from whom paddy needs to be procured now.

Bihar had executed away with the Agriculture Produce Marketplace Committee (APMC) Act long ago in 2006 and in addition ended the mandi device.

Mr Kumar has supported the centre’s 3 new farm rules having equivalent contents.

Disregarding the opposition fee that the over one-and-a half-decade again agriculture reforms in Bihar have labored in opposition to the farmers who’ve been compelled to promote their grain at a far cheaper price than the MSP, Mr Kumar reeled out figures to rely the virtues of the farm legislations for the state.

Mr Kumar mentioned categorically that the federal government will make not more paddy procurement within the present season as buyers/ middlemen who had purchased the grain from the cultivators prior to the procurement procedure have been seeking to promote it within the identify of farmers and this might now not be allowed at any value.

“To start with, farmers didn’t need to promote their paddy at procurement centres. The federal government despatched groups in villages and motivated them to take action and then 5 lakh farmers offered their paddy.”

“If someone, now, is looking for extension of date for paddy procurement, then they’re by no means farmers relatively they’re buyers or middlemen who need to promote paddy which they bought from farmers at a inexpensive fee and now need to earn money. We can now not permit such issues to occur,” Mr Kumar mentioned.

Paddy procurement ended on February 21 within the state.

The state govt had prolonged the time limit for the paddy procurement which was once to be over by way of January 31.

Paddy procurement was once 21.59 lakh MT in 2011-12, he mentioned whilst mentioning that best 12,000 MT paddy was once procured in 2000-01 and 72,000 MT in 2004-05 all the way through RJD regime which had stored itself clear of the paddy procurement procedure.

It was once his govt which bolstered the procurement device within the state and carried it via State Meals Company, PACS and Vyapar Mandal, Mr Kumar added.

In his 74-minute lengthy answer, Mr Kumar mentioned his govt’s achievements in quite a lot of fields be it containing COVID-19, regulation and order, well being care amenities, training, energy availability, expanding in keeping with capita source of revenue, expanding manufacturing and productiveness, construction of infrastructure together with roads, bridges and many others.

Pointing out that there was development at the COVID-19 entrance because the collection of instances has eased off around the nation and within the state too, he mentioned the state govt is wary and alert and has requested Major Secretary, Well being, to extend trying out with the intention to comprise the numbers, in particular within the backdrop of unexpected upward push in instances in some states.

Living at the factor of regulation and order, he mentioned Bihar ranked 25th in crime instances within the nation as in keeping with the NCRB, 2019 knowledge.

Mr Kumar mentioned that Bihar registered 10.five in keeping with cent expansion at consistent costs in 2019-20. No longer best this, Bihars budgets measurement has greater to Rs 2.18 lakh crore in 2021-22 from Rs 23,885 crore in 2004-05.

Evaluating the figures with that of the RJDs regime, he mentioned that in keeping with capita source of revenue was once Rs 7914 at consistent value in 2004-05 which has greater to Rs 50,735 in 2019-20.

Reminding in regards to the previous days, Mr Kumar mentioned that state may just draw slightly 700 MW when he took reins within the state in November 2005, however now the ability provide situation has modified with the state drawing 5932 MW these days.

But even so, the federal government has determined to put in pre-paid good meters to do away with the issue of meter studying or issues in the case of anomalies in power expenses, he mentioned including that he raised the problem of 1 country one fee of electrical energy all the way through lately held assembly of the Niti Aayog.

Mr Kumar mentioned that his govt carried out agriculture roadmap which has helped the state build up each manufacturing and productiveness of quite a lot of produce.

The productiveness of paddy was once 16.four quintal in keeping with hectare in 2005-06 which rose to 33.50 quintal now, he mentioned and added that wheats productiveness has additionally greater to 25.95 quintals from 13.79 quintals in keeping with hecares.

In a similar way, paddy manufacturing has greater to 108.76 lakh MT at the moment from 52.18 lakh MT in 2005-06, he mentioned and added that wheat manufacturing has greater to 55.79 lakh MT (at the moment) from 27.63 lakh MT in 2005-06.

Mr Kumar mentioned that his govt has taken resolution to supply water to each farm land underneath “Saat Nischay (seven resolves) part-2 scheme which has already been initiated.

No longer glad with the federal government’s answer, Chief of Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav and different opposition events apart from AIMIM staged a stroll out on the fag finish of the answer.

Later, AIMIM too walked out of the Area.

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