Manohar Lal Khattar targets Captain Amarinder Singh on MSP, poses 8 questions to his counterpart
Rajan Nath
August 31st 2021 12:16 PM --
Updated:
August 31st 2021 12:21 PM
After the lathicharge on farmers in Karnal on August 28, a war of words erupted between Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and his Punjab counterpart Captain Amarinder Singh.
- Haryana procures 10 crops at MSP – paddy, wheat, mustard, bajra, gram, moong, maize, groundnut, sun flower, cotton and makes the MSP payment directly into the account of the farmer. How many crops does Punjab buy from the farmer at MSP?
- Haryana provides an incentive of Rs 7000/- per acre to every farmer who wants to move away from paddy cultivation. What is the incentive that Punjab provides to the farmer similarly?
- Haryana pays interest at 12% to the farmer in case payment is delayed beyond 72 hours from the approval of the I-form. Does Punjab pay interest on delayed payment?
- Haryana pays an incentive of Rs 5000 per acre to the farmer who adopts direct seeding of rice technology. What incentive does Punjab give?
- Haryana pays every farmer Rs 1000 per acre for stubble management and provides linkages for the sale of paddy straw. What incentive does Punjab provide to the farmer?
- Haryana has been paying the highest MSP in the country for sugarcane to its farmers for the last 7 years. Why has Punjab felt the need to match Haryana only after agitation by farmers?
- Haryana supports farmers growing horticultural produce by instituting the Bhawantar Bharpayee Yojana to insulate the farmer from price variations below cost. What incentive does Punjab provide to its horticulture farmers?
- Haryana has started a micro-irrigation scheme to support farmers with an 85% subsidy to manage precious water for irrigation. What incentive does Punjab provide, and is it even concerned about the rapidly depleting water table that will finish the farmer?