The High Level Committee of Governors recommends adequate financial assistance for the preservation of the interests of the farmers of the small and the Mazoli Jot, entrusted the President Ramnath Kovind.
The share of the Central and State Governments has been suggested to replace a ratio of 60-40 to 90-10 per cent. The most benefit of this would be to states like Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Tripura and Orissa. It is also recommended to connect the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGA) of the Ministry of Rural Development.
The High Level Committee of Governors has entrusted its report to the President in order to overcome the farming with the challenges of climate change, decreasing natural resources and the challenges of getting smaller as well as the proper price of agricultural products.
The recommendations of the committee have been given special emphasis on urgent issues such as food safety, health safety, energy safety, water safety and environmental safety. The report has been recommended in accordance with the condition of domestic agriculture and the needs of the international market. Detailed report on measures to review and resolve various challenges of agriculture sector.
MSPs of crops other than main crops are also fixed
The Committee of Governors has recommended to declare the minimum support value (MSP) of guar, castor, spices, ginger, garlic, turmeric and aromatic and medicinal plants in addition to the main crops.
Total 21 recommendations suggested
A total of 21 recommendations have been made in the report of the committee headed by Governor Ram Naik of Uttar Pradesh. The President had constituted a High Level Committee of Governors to double the income of farmers by 2022, including Governors of Haryana, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Fall in Productivity from Climate Change
After handing over its report to the President, the Governor Nike said that the challenges of the agriculture sector in the changing environment are severe. While climate change is the critical challenge of crop productivity decline, farmers’ difficulties are increasing.
How to reduce the cost of agriculture
He said that a number of measures to reduce the cost of agriculture are suggested in this report by the aim of enhancing the income of farmers. The provisions such as advanced seed, modern methods of irrigation, affordable crop insurance scheme have been mentioned in order to protect crops from risk.
