He demanded that the Union government levy import duty on palm oil and use the proceeds to ensure a remunerative price to farmers and supply palm oil through the public distribution system on subsidy. Its upto media to take this to next level and people who wants change has to embrace it.
He also explained how the government of India permitted duty-free import of palm oil from countries like Malaysia and Indonesia where its cost of production is low and is hurting the interests of local palm growers, he said.īoth the Union and state governments have failed to ensure even payment of the promised procurement price to palm growers, he blamed. Answer (1 of 3): The idea of Loksatta itself is different from traditional view of a movement and Politics.
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Serve People of Tamilnadu Associate I.T Software Solutions May 2004 - Jan 2012 7 years 9 months. With warehouses overflowing even before the harvest, paddy prices are heading for a crash, Narayan warned and asked the Union Government to permit rice exports immediately to save the farmer With the rice price ruling between Rs 70 and Rs 90 a kg in international markets, Indian farmers stand to gain if the government permits rice exports. Report this profile Experience President Lok Satta Party, Tamilnadu Jan 2012 - Present 9 years 11 months. The country is about to reap a bumper rice harvest because of the steep increase in acreage following rains, Narayan said, adding that in Andhra Pradesh the FCI commands a storage capacity of 3.8 million tons, against the rice procurement target of 6.7 million tons. The stipulated buffer storage for the country in July was 27 million and 16 million tons in July and October respectively, he said. Since FCI's storage capacity including the leased ones is only 27.3 million tons, it is forced to keep the remainder under open storage with the attendant risk of damage by rains and rodents, he said. India as of today has a buffer stock of 46 million tons of rice and paddy. Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) Kerala Congress (M) Kerala Congress Karnataka Janatha Paksha Lok Jan Shakti Party Lok Shakti Lok Satta Party Maharashtrawadi. He reeled off facts and figures to depict the grim situation farmers are facing on the eve of the Kharif paddy harvest. Party President Jayaprakash Narayan told a press conference here today that the Union Government was harming farmers interests by not permitting export of rice and allowing duty-free import of palm oil, while the state government looked on helplessly. Lok Satta Party has called an all-party conference on October 16 on anti-farmer policies of State and Union Governments.