Question

Prepare an apeal for the general awareness about the problem and acute economical condition of farmers of India

Answer 1

Answer:

. First, the farm laws have had the chronological history of committees and after committees involving all stakeholders for more than two decades to make markets competitive by providing farmers a voluntary additional option to sell their produce beyond APMC in addition to APMC. They are:

29/6/2001: Shankerlal Guru Committee report on Strengthening and developing of agricultural marketing;

1/7/2001: MS Ahluwalia Report of Task force on employment opportunities;

4/7/2001: RCA Jain – Inter-ministerial Task force to look into Shankerlal guru committee recommendations;

9/9/2003: Model APMC Act, 2003 to reform APMCs;

29/12/2004: First report of Dr MS Swaminathan commission: National commission on farmers;

11/8/2005: Second Report of Dr MS Swaminathan Commission; Dec 2005: FAO report to Dr MS Swaminathan Commission : Towards an Indian common market: removal of restrictions on internal trade in agriculture commodities;

29/12/2005: Third Report of Dr MS Swaminathan commission;

13 /8/2006: Fourth Report of Dr MS Swaminathan commission;

4/9/2006: Fifth Report of Dr MS Swaminathan commission; 2010 and 2011 Letters from Sri Sharad Pawar, Union Min of Agriculture to expedite implementation of Model APMC Act 2003 to all Chief Ministers; Feb 2012: Economic survey 2011-12, 22/01/2013: Final report of committee of state ministers of agriculture