NEW DELHI: Under assault for the agrarian crisis, the government is contemplating a number of incentives, including a large financial bundle, to woo farmers forward of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, according to sources.
The executive's likely announcement of incentives to boost rural source of revenue will come following feedback given through BJP leaders and MPs, besides different stakeholders, they added.
Sources said the agriculture ministry has ready a street map and made a presentation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggesting both short and long term "sustainable" answers to various problems that are impacting farmers and inflicting agricultural distress in the nation.
BJP president Amit Shah had met Modi previous to discuss the farmers' problems.
Senior BJP leaders, including Union ministers, were conserving consultations over the topic. Shah additionally met agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh late on Thursday, though there was once no respectable phrase on what transpired in the assembly.
The ministry has studied various state models, including mortgage waiver introduced in seven states, input subsidy being given in states comparable to Odisha and the 'Rythu Bandhu' scheme of Telangana, amongst others.
"In the meeting with the PM, the ministry made a presentation and the discussions revolved around the key issues facing the farming community and the possible solutions that can be provided before general elections," a highly positioned source said.
The ruling BJP was once defeated in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in the fresh state polls, where rural distress was once a key factor.
The executive's likely announcement of incentives to boost rural source of revenue will come following feedback given through BJP leaders and MPs, besides different stakeholders, they added.
Sources said the agriculture ministry has ready a street map and made a presentation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggesting both short and long term "sustainable" answers to various problems that are impacting farmers and inflicting agricultural distress in the nation.
BJP president Amit Shah had met Modi previous to discuss the farmers' problems.
Senior BJP leaders, including Union ministers, were conserving consultations over the topic. Shah additionally met agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh late on Thursday, though there was once no respectable phrase on what transpired in the assembly.
The ministry has studied various state models, including mortgage waiver introduced in seven states, input subsidy being given in states comparable to Odisha and the 'Rythu Bandhu' scheme of Telangana, amongst others.
"In the meeting with the PM, the ministry made a presentation and the discussions revolved around the key issues facing the farming community and the possible solutions that can be provided before general elections," a highly positioned source said.
The ruling BJP was once defeated in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in the fresh state polls, where rural distress was once a key factor.
Government mulling farm package ahead of 2019 general polls
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