FARMERS’
PROTEST
IS ACTUALLY SIKH
ROWDISM
SARASIJ
MAJUMDER
In
financial year 2023, the state of Uttar Pradesh had the highest
production of cereals, lentils and pulses, with over 57 million metric tons.
The total production of food grains in the country amounted to over 330 million
metric tons that year. Some other states are not far behind.
However, for
a long time, a narrative is created that PUNJAB is ANNADATA.
Let us look
at the statistics presented below.
Top 5 States In Terms Of Production For Each Crop (2021-22)
1. Rice: WB, UP, Punjab, Telangana, Odisha;
2. Wheat: UP, MP, Punjab,
Haryana, RJ;
3. Nutri Cereals: KA, RJ, MH, MP, UP;
4. Jowar: MH, KA, RJ, TN, UP;
5. Bajra: RJ, UP, Haryana, GJ, MP;
6. Maize: KA, MP, MH, TN, WB;
7. Pulses: MP, MH, RJ, GJ, UP;
8. Gram: MH, MP, RJ, GJ, UP;
9. Tur (Arhar): MH, KA, UP, MP, GJ;
10. Masur: UP, MP, WB, BH, Jharkhand;
11. Oilseeds (nine): RJ, MP, GJ, MH, Haryana;
12. Groundnut: GJ, RJ, TN, MP, KA;
13. Mustard: RJ, MP, HR, UP, WB;
14. Soybean: MH, MP, RJ, KA, GJ;
15. Sunflower: KA, Telangana, Odisha, HR, MH;
16. Cotton: GJ, MH, Telangana, RJ, KA;
17. Jute: WB, Assam, Bihar;
18. Sugarcane: UP, MH, KA, GJ, TN;
19. Potato: UP, WB, Bihar, GJ, MP, Punjab;
20. Onion: MH, MP, KA, GJ, RJ;
NOTE:--
The above details are compiled from scattered information available at various
sites available in public domain. I have used 21-22 as base year for discussion.
Punjab is 3rd in RICE, and Wheat; 6th in Potato—and that is
all!! I have highlighted the state.
The farmers of Punjab Haryana, who comprise 4 percent of
total farmers of India, corner 60 percent of MSP or minimum support price of
more than ₹20/kg for only two grains
(rice +wheat) paid by FCI or Food Corporation of India.
The rest or 96 percent of grain farmers of India, in MP, UP,
Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Rajasthan get 40 percent of MSP. Most of these
farmers, who don't get MSP, sell their grain at market rates or ₹12/ kg.
There are poor farmers in Punjab also who are quite scared
of losing MSP but compared to the number of poor farmers in other states they
are negligible in numbers.
This is the secret of wealth of farmers of Punjab &
Haryana.
There is more wealth concentrated in the hands of farmer cum
middlemen who are mainly commission agents for the actual farmers.
These commission agents charge 8.5 percent brokerage from
all farmers (rich or poor) to sell 1 kg of grain to FCI.
Not a single farmer of Punjab can bypass these agents.
Examples of commission agents include Sukhbir Singh Badal and Majethia. They are two of many big crorepati farmers who don't pay a single
paisa in tax, get free electricity all the year round, so much so that urban
areas of Punjab and Industry suffer from power cuts up-to 6 hours of day.
Most industry has left Punjab as land is too expensive to
set up industry. Unemployment is pushing the urban youth of these states to
drugs, and Khalistan movement. This is one of the main reasons Punjabis are
joining the armed forces.
Why rest
of India shall bother for FARMERS of
PUNJAB—who are otherwise well protected by State, and Central Government ???
Some Facts:-
1.0
Padmashri Ram Saran Varma of U.P. is the most prosperous farmer in
India. He uses modern techniques for farming and brings out the most successful
farming in India. He is a recipient of the Jagjivan Ram Kisan Puraskar
in 2007 and 2010 and the National Horticultural Award in 2014. In 2019,
for his services to Indian farming, he was conferred the Padma Shri award,
India's fourth highest national honour .
2.0 The northern states of Meghalaya are the richest
in India. They earn about Rs.29,346 per month as farmer households which is
greater than Punjab’s household i.e. 26,701.
3.0 Nagaland with an average of 5 hectares is the home for
the largest farming in India. Punjab and Haryana are known for their
agricultural output.
REMEDIAL ACTION
Government
shall work out a state wise FARMING POLICY, scientifically, considering the
type of soil, availability of water, and total FOOD requirement of INDIA.
This shall
include marketing, and Fixing Support price of each of the agricultural product,
if required, and when to be awarded, based on prevailing market price.
Agriculture,
and Farming also create and nourish natural ecological system, and provide food
for wild life in a chained manner. Application of PESTICIDE shall not disturb
this much
Animal
Husbandry, Cattle, Goat and Sheep
rearing, Dairy, Fisheries and Poultry—all are also required to take care of for long term
planning, and growth.
Data
Source:-
1.0
Collected data from various GOI portals. Easily verifiable.
2.0 https://guidely.in/blog/list-of-crop-producing-states-in-india
2.0 Image:
Google
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