Memorandum signed by more than 3 lakh farmers submitted to Agriculture Minister

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memorandum signed by over 3 lakh farmers submitted to agriculture Daily Current Affairs Article 24th December 2020: A memorandum signed by more than 3 lakh farmers submitted to Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar extending support to new farm laws.

Confederation of NGOs of Rural India's delegation handed over the memorandum containing more than 3 lakh 13 thousand signatures of farmers to Mr Tomar in New Delhi.

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There are several important agri-reform works that have been done over the past six years and the scholars who are working in agriculture sector have always recommended such reforms.

The aim of these reforms is to raise farmers income, to provide them an independent market, to attract younger generation towards agriculture and to increase the contribution of agriculture in the country's GDP.

On 27 September 2020, President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the three 'Agriculture Bills' that were earlier passed by the Indian Parliament. These Farm Acts are as follows:

  1. Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020
  2. Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020
  3. Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020
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