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Swaminathan report
Swaminathan Commission didn’t ask for MSP to be made into law: Congress has been lying and misleading farmers and taxpayers
While the Congress party is now promising to legalise MSP if voted to power, back in 2010 his own party’s government led by the then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh had rejected the Swaminathan Committee’s C2+50 per cent formula recommendation citing “counter-productivity”.
Congress reduced farmers to mere vote banks, we are committed to empower them: PM Modi
PM Modi also added that his government is committed to double farmers' income by 2022.
Election time ‘lollipop’ of loan waiver promises never benefit farmers, we are working towards their empowerment: PM Modi
PM stated that waiving off farmers' loan is never the solution, had it been the solution, why are there still farmers in distress while multiple governments have promised loan waivers over the years.
Challenges faced by farmers in India : Insights from the Swaminathan Report
The Swaminathan report has listed the problems facing Indian agriculture and also suggested solutions
