FM Nirmala Sitaraman Ji’s 3rd tranche of announcements on 15th May 2020

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Focusing Today on Agriculture, fisheries, animal husbandry and allied activities

India is the largest milk, jute, pulses producer, excelled in fisheries production, cereal production
74,300 crores of purchases based on Minimum support price (MSP) happened during lockdown of 2 months
Fasal Bima Yojna claims entertained for Rs.6,400 crores cleared during last 2 months of lockdown
18,700 + crores transferred to accounts of farmers under Kisan Samman Yojana
560 lacs litres of milk procured by cooperatives when milk demand was less during lockdown
5000 crores of liquidity infused by purchasing milk as above
2 crores farmers benefitted 5000 crores from interest rate subsidy
Dates extended for animal husbandry, SIP import consignment verification of documents for NOC reduced to 3 days from 7 days
Registration of 242 Shrimp hatcheries and 3months extension given
11 measures are announced today
8 measures regarding logistics, allocation of money, ramping on storage etc
3 measures on governance and administrative reforms

Agriculture organizations

Provision of 1 lac crores to aggregators, farmer producer organizations (FPOs), start-ups for strengthening farm-gate infrastructure to farmers
Fund will be created immediately
Impetus for development of farm-gate & aggregation point, affordable & financially viable Post Harvest Management Infrastructure

Food enterprises of micro size (MFEs)

Cluster based approach to be followed
For existing micro food enterprises, farmer producer organizations, self-help groups and cooperatives to be supported
Technical upgradation to attain FSSAI food standards, build brands and marketing
To support Mission Be vocal for Local
To enhance global outreach
Health, safety, nutritional, organic, products
2 lacs micro enterprises will be benefitted
Help in reaching untapped export markets for improved health
10,000 crores provided

Fisheries and Aquacultures

Animals

National Animal Disease Control Programme for animals, animal keepers and farmers
100% vaccinations for all cattle, goats, buffalo, sheep, pigs
Foot and Mouth Disease to be eradicated
Till date, 1.50 crores cows & buffaloes tagged and vaccinated
In green zones, this work will continue
343 crores outlay proposed
53 crores population of animals is there in India

Animal Husbandry

Promotion of Herbal Cultivation

4000 crores outlay proposed in next 2 years
National Medical Board (NMPB) proposed
25 lacs hectare area under cultivation of medicinal plants
10,00,000 hectares equal to 25 lacs acres will be covered under this
Lead to 5000 crores income generation of farmers
Corridor of River Ganga borders of 800 hectares to be used for growing herbal and medicinal plants
Regional Mandis to be used

Beekeeping Activities

Top to Total

500 crores outlay planned
Distress sale and reduction of price of perishable products and vegetables at the farm level need to be prevented
Operations Green will extend to tomatoes, onions and potatoes (TOP) to ALL fruits and vegetables (TOTAL)
50% subsidy on transportation from surplus to deficient areas
50% subsidy on storage including cold storages
Pilot project for 6 months and will be expanded later
Better price realization to farmers, reduce wastages

Reform & Administrative Measures

Essential Commodities Act 1955

Amendments proposed to enable better price realization for farmers
This act was enacted in days of scarcity and needs revision
Agriculture food stuffs including cereals, edible oils, oilseeds, pulses, onions and potato to be de-regulated
Stock limit to be imposed under very exceptional circumstances like national calamities, fame with surge in prices
No such stock limit shall apply to processors or value chain participant, subject to their installed capacity or to any exports subject to the export demand
Need to enable better price realization for farmers by attracting investments and making agriculture sector competitive

Choice to Farmers

Bringing central law to give choice to farmers
Removing barriers to inter-state trades
Ensuring framework for E trading of the produce
Removing in hindrances in free flow of agricultural produce and fragmentation of markets and supply chains
No compulsion to sell to only licensees in APMCs
Such restrictions are not there for industrial produce and hence removed for agricultural produce

Agriculture Produce Price & Quality Assurance

Standard mechanism for predictable price and predictable market
Farmers lack proper prices and markets at the time of sowing
Assurance at the time of sowing given to farmers to enable farmers
Facilitate legal framework to be created to enable farmers for engaging with processors, aggregators, large retailers, exporters etc in a fair and transparent manner
Risk mitigation for farmers for assured returns and quality standardization
Private sector investment to be invited

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