SKYROCKETING PRICES OF DIESEL AND FERTILISERS HAVE ALREADY BROKEN FARMERS’ BACK AND.. GOVT HAS IMPOSED 5% TO 18% GST ON AGRICULTURAL GOODS.

Implementation of Swaminathan Committee recommendations, MSP at 50% over and above weighted cost of production Blanket loan waivers. They say that 80% of loans are from nationalised banks and these should be waived at once Tractors having diesel engines be exempted from NGT order, which banned diesel vehicles that are more than 10 years old A change in insurance scheme for all types of crops and a cover for fire and theft as well Implementation of an oldage pension scheme, ~5,000 monthly pension for small and marginal farmers above the age of 60 Animals like blue bulls and wild boar cause a lot of damage to crops. Want a work plan at regional level to curb animal menace Pending payments of sugarcane to be done immediately and minimum price of sugar be fixed at ~40 per kg Free electricity for using tubewells for the purpose of irrigation One family member of farmers who have committed suicide be given a government job Farmers must be consulted in any decision by the Centre to link agricultural labour to MGNREGA The items used in cultivation and irrigation be kept out of GST ambit Agriculture be kept out of the ambit of World Trade Organisation and it should not be discussed for free trade agreements

RAHUL GANDHI, Congress president Import of crops grown in abundance should be stopped All land acquisitions should be done as per the land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement act Holding a special session of Parliament to discuss the problems of farmers and one month for discussions