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President Kovind gives assent to three farm bills passed by parliament

President Ram Nath Kovind ascent to three farm bills gazette notification

On 27th September 2020, President Kovind gave assent to three farm bills recently passed by the parliament. The bills are: Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 – See Gazette Notification The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, – See Gazette Notification The Essential Commodities …

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P. Sainath on Farm Bills 2020

P Sainath suggestions on farm bills 2020

P. Sainath is the founder editor of the People’s Archive of Rural India and former rural affairs editor of The Hindu. Following are remarks of P Sainath on Farm bills 2020: On APMC Committees: P Sainath compares Agriculture Product Marketing Committees (APMC) role in agriculture similar to that of government schools in education. He says “though APMC have …

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Parliament passes the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill 2020

On 22nd September 2020, Rajya Sabha passed the Essential Commodities Amendment Bill 2020. Earlier, the bill was introduced by the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Danve Raosaheb Dadarao in the Lok Sabha on 14th September, 2020 and was passed by Lok Sabha on 15th September, 2020. The bill replaces ordinance …

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The Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020

The Farming Produce Trade and Commerce Bill, 2020 On 20th September 2020, Rajya Sabha passed two contentious farm bills amid uproar by Opposition members. The bills have triggered protests by farmers at several places. The two agricultural reform bills — the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and …

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The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020

On 20th September 2020, Rajya Sabha passed two contentious farm bills amid uproar by Opposition members. The bills have triggered protests by farmers at several places. The two agricultural reform bills — the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and …

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