A day after asserting ensures for ladies throughout India, the Congress launched 5 ensures for the farmers of the nation. The 5 ensures embrace the promise of legalising the Minimal Assist Value (MSP) and amending Items and Companies Tax (GST) guidelines in favour of farmers. The announcement got here forward of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
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The 5 ensures of the Congress for farmers are:
1. GST-Mukt: The Congress stated GST regime can be amended to eliminate taxation on agricultural supplies.
2. Import Export Coverage: The Congress will formulate and implement an import-export coverage for agricultural commodities, “which is able to give paramount significance to defending the pursuits and issues of farmers”. The get together stated the coverage can be “steady and predictable and based mostly on farmers’ pursuits”.
3. Bima Suraksha (Insurance coverage): The PM Fasal Bima Yojana can be redesigned to ensure cost to farmers, inside 30 days of crop loss, instantly into their financial institution accounts.
4. Karza Mafi (mortgage waiver): A Standing Farm Mortgage Waiver Fee can be set as much as waive loans of farmers and decide the quantity of the mortgage waiver that’s required.
5. Sahi Daam (proper worth): MSP can be given authorized standing. A particular legislation to this impact can be handed in Parliament. MSP can be set in accordance with the Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Fee formulation.
Sharing the main points of those ensures, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi wrote on X (previously often known as Twitter, “My salute to all of the meals suppliers of the nation…Congress goals to make the lives of the farmers who irrigate the soil of the nation with their sweat, pleased and these 5 historic selections are steps taken in that course.”
The Congress has to date introduced ensures for the ladies, youth and tribals forward of the Lok Sabha Elections. “We now have introduced ‘Paanch Nyay’ to empower India: Yuva Nyay, Bhagidari Nyay, Naari Nyay, Kisan Nyay and Shramik Nyay,” the Congress stated.
The Congress’ 5 ensures for ladies embrace ₹1 lakh money switch yearly and 50 p.c reservation for ladies in authorities jobs.
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Printed: 14 Mar 2024, 10:12 PM IST
