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The Indian agriculture acts of 2020, often termed the Farm Bills, [1] [2] were three acts initiated by the Parliament of India in September 2020. The Lok Sabha approved the bills on 17 September 2020 and the Rajya Sabha on 20 September 2020. [3] The then President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, gave his assent on 27 September 2020. [4]
The Punjab state assembly passed four bills to counter the Centre's three farm laws. [399] Following this Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh also tabled bills to amend and counter the central laws. [ 400 ] [ 58 ] The respective state governors have either returned the bills or have sat on them refusing to give them assent and send it to the President.
The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 was an act of the Indian Government that creates a national framework for contract farming through an agreement between a farmer and a buyer before the production or rearing of any farm produces. [1] [2]
Pension for Farmers and Farm Labourers: Allocation of pensions to farmers and farm labourers. Scrapping the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020: Farmers fear the growing privatisation of electricity and lack trust in state governments to pay subsidies on time. They call for the removal of the bill to safeguard their interests.
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With respect to cutting poverty in half, India took three times the number of years—18 years between 1993 and 2011. [5] In 2013, average farmer income was ₹ 6,426 (equivalent to ₹ 11,000 or US$130 in 2023) while its average monthly consumption expenditure was ₹ 6,223 (equivalent to ₹ 11,000 or US$120 in 2023). [ 6 ]
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[2] [3] [4] The reason for the suicides were due to various causes such as inadequate credit, poor market conditions, and insufficient technology that led to indebtedness. [ 4 ] In the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest , the issue of agrarian distress gained renewed attention due to the protests by farmers in India against agricultural bills ...