The 7 Factors That Make the Current Farmers Struggle Historic No class divide
The unprecedented Kisan struggle that began on November 26, 2020, has been the largest, the longest and the most powerful nationwide farmers’ struggle in the history of Independent India. This struggle has several distinctive features.
First, it is led by over 500 farmers’ organisations in the country, who have united under the platform of Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM). All sections of the peasantry have joined together.
Second, it has combated tremendous repression in the form of teargas shells, water cannons, lathi charges, and after the Government-sponsored violence on January 26, indiscriminate arrests of farmers, FIRs against farmer leaders, eminent journalists, arrests of climate activists, ED raids on independent news portals like NewsClick, and has overcome it all.
Responding to a query whether the target fixed for the year 2022 can be achieved at the present annual growth, the minister said, The government has been pursuing the target of doubling farmers income. He said the implementation of various recommendations of the committee and comprehensive interventions of the gove
Govt pursuing target of doubling farmers income by 2022: Tomar
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In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government had set a highly ambitious target of doubling farmers incomes by 2022. An inter-ministerial committee on Doubling of Farmers Income was set up in April 2016 to recommend strategies to achieve this goal.
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Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar
NEW DELHI: The government has been pursuing the target of doubling farmers income by 2022 and several interventions taken are showing a positive impact , Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told Parliament on Tuesday.
In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government had set a highly ambitious target of doubling farmers incomes by 2022. An inter-ministerial committee on Doubling of Farmers Income was set up in April 2016 to recommend strategies to achieve this goal.
The government has been pursuing the target of doubling farmers income by 2022 and several interventions taken are showing a positive impact , Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told Parliament on Tuesday. In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government had set a highly ambitious target of doubling farmers incomes by 2022. An inter-ministerial committee on Doubling of Farmers Income was set up in April 2016 to recommend strategies to achieve this goal. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Tomar said the committee submitted its report in September 2018. After acceptance of the panel s recommendations, the government has set up an Empowered Body to review and monitor the progress.
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