COIMBATORE: The central government used to be trying its absolute best to search out an amicable technique to the Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, said Union minister of state for agriculture, farmers welfare and panchayati raj Parshottam Rupala here on Wednesday. He also refuted studies that the BJP government used to be backing poll-bound Karnataka in the Cauvery issue to harvest political good points.
“The Centre is worried only about farmers’ well-being and we will determine an answer that would get advantages the peasants of Tamil Nadu,” Rupala said while addressing the media after inaugurating a global convention on emerging synergies in agriculture, meals processing engineering and biotechnology at Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences near the city.
To solve inter-state water problems, the minister said, the BJP government had at all times promoted linking of rivers. Pointing out that the central government had been working to handle farmers’ problems in the nation, he said, “The Centre has sanctioned at least Rs 50,000 crore to put into effect agricultural schemes which were pending for greater than 20 years. We have known 99 such schemes around the nation and 50 of them will be completed this yr. We will put into effect the remainder schemes via 2020.”
Referring to the problem of farmer suicides, he said the Narendra Modi government had offered several schemes equivalent to Krishi Sinchai Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana to lend a hand farmers tide over difficult stages. “Through such schemes, Tamil Nadu farmers have been getting a lot more receive advantages than peasants from other states,” Rupala said.
Asked about the Centre’s apathy towards Tamil Nadu farmers who protested in New Delhi last yr, the minister said the protest used to be politicised and it used to be not an even one.
On the problem of allowing farmers to mend the minimal reinforce prices (MSP), he said it would be chaotic if farmers from each state had been allowed to mend their very own MSP. “But we will contain farmers in the process of fixing the fee and incorporate their suggestions,” Rupala said.
Earlier, talking at the inaugural match of the convention, Itamar Glazer, director of Agricultural Research Organisation, Volcani Centre, Israel, said the post-harvest loss of meals grains used to be a significant issue in agriculture. “Through the collaboration of researchers, farmers, industries and extension products and services, Israel has diminished meals grain waste to 0.5% as in comparison to 20%-30% in the rest of the arena,” Glazer said.
“The Centre is worried only about farmers’ well-being and we will determine an answer that would get advantages the peasants of Tamil Nadu,” Rupala said while addressing the media after inaugurating a global convention on emerging synergies in agriculture, meals processing engineering and biotechnology at Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences near the city.
To solve inter-state water problems, the minister said, the BJP government had at all times promoted linking of rivers. Pointing out that the central government had been working to handle farmers’ problems in the nation, he said, “The Centre has sanctioned at least Rs 50,000 crore to put into effect agricultural schemes which were pending for greater than 20 years. We have known 99 such schemes around the nation and 50 of them will be completed this yr. We will put into effect the remainder schemes via 2020.”
Referring to the problem of farmer suicides, he said the Narendra Modi government had offered several schemes equivalent to Krishi Sinchai Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bhima Yojana to lend a hand farmers tide over difficult stages. “Through such schemes, Tamil Nadu farmers have been getting a lot more receive advantages than peasants from other states,” Rupala said.
Asked about the Centre’s apathy towards Tamil Nadu farmers who protested in New Delhi last yr, the minister said the protest used to be politicised and it used to be not an even one.
On the problem of allowing farmers to mend the minimal reinforce prices (MSP), he said it would be chaotic if farmers from each state had been allowed to mend their very own MSP. “But we will contain farmers in the process of fixing the fee and incorporate their suggestions,” Rupala said.
Earlier, talking at the inaugural match of the convention, Itamar Glazer, director of Agricultural Research Organisation, Volcani Centre, Israel, said the post-harvest loss of meals grains used to be a significant issue in agriculture. “Through the collaboration of researchers, farmers, industries and extension products and services, Israel has diminished meals grain waste to 0.5% as in comparison to 20%-30% in the rest of the arena,” Glazer said.
Centre will ensure Cauvery water for farmers: Union minister Parshottam
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