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Indian farmers call off year-long protest after govt assurances

Govt agrees to set up panel to consider crop support prices

Farmers will meet on Jan 15 to review progress on assurances and will resume protests if govt moves away from its promises.

Indian farmers called off a year-long protest after the government conceded a clutch of demands, including assurances to consider guaranteed prices for all produce, instead of just rice and wheat.

India's protesting farmers have received a revised proposal from the government addressing some of their pending demands such as a new law to secure government prices for crops beyond rice and wheat, farm union leaders said on Wednesday.

India's protesting farmers have received a proposal from the governmen

Union leaders said the government had addressed some of their pending demands such as a new law to secure prices for crops beyond rice and wheat.

The proposal addresses minimum support prices for all produce

Ever since the Indian Parliament announced a series of new laws commonly referred to as the Farm Bills in September 2020, the country’s small-scale

The Government has told the Lok Sabha that it announces MSP on 22 crops every year.