Agrarian crisis is the biggest problem facing the world just after global warming. India is an agrarian nation where by a majority of India’s GDP comes from the agricultural sector. This makes the problem graver for our country. This issue is an overall representation of the plight of the Indian farmers which is often overlooked and hardly been a matter of discussion.
According to the various surveys held across the nation in villages it was seen that the numbers of farmer suicides were increasing at a very drastic rate. Yavatmal District of Maharashtra being one of the highest suicide prone areas. Under this a major 70% suicides were due to lack of money to do farming. Factors like infrastructure, credit availability, literacy rate were very poor. Although India might have become an IT czar but the agricultural sector is still very down-trodden. Inspite of the various loan waiver programmes launched by the government, the condition of the farmers continues to be abortive, for instance the government of India launched a Rs. 30000 cr loan waiver programme in order to relieve the farmers from repaying the loans back. It not only obfuscated but in addition caused prodigal inflation to creep in the economy. The biggest reason for inefficiency and abominable state of agricultural sector is the lack of implementation of government policies, rules and regulations. Tax-Relieves, Subsidies, Annual Grants, Loans at low interest rates etc are proponent by the government each year on paper. But the effect of these policies is apocryphal because the intermediaries in the system pocket all the money and use it for their own demands. It is said that, “with great power comes great responsibility”, and that’s precisely what lacks. Bureaucrats and officials who have power in their hands use it for their own benefit and don’t feel morally responsible for their actions and the adverse effects it leaves on the society. This whole crisis is inextricable to corruption, inefficient government and illiteracy. In the interior parts of our country basic amenities of life aren’t available like food, water, electricity. The government insouciantly invests money in these areas and if at all they do they don’t reach the farmers. So the problem is much at the root level. Agrarian crisis is not only because of the government. Citizens of the country are equally responsible. When it is the time for elections, the time to choose the right people for the right places and at the right time, people prefer to sit back in their homes in order to avoid the scorching heat. This results in accentuating the corruption with intrepid nature. During the election campaigns political parties go to the interior parts and make false promises in their election manifestos. They give them money for supporting them and also give alcohol in order to get the votes. These methods are ethically, morally wrong but because the people are illiterate and are in majority they come in their trap and support them.
Financial help or credit availability is very poor in villages. Corrupt money lenders lend money to these poor farmers at very high interest rates thus increasing the risk of default on the part of the farmers. And when these farmers are unable to pay back the loans they have to part with their immovable assets like land hence adding to their misery and compelling them to commit suicides. There are very few public sector banks that are serving in these areas. So it can be seen that each and every factor is inter-related to each other and are affecting the agricultural sector.
Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata is just a fraction of the whole country in terms of the land size. So the development in these certain areas doesn’t mean that the whole country is developing and progressing. Before the recession India has touched 21000 point mark on the Sensex, there might be billions of dollars of FIIs and FDIs coming into the country, there might be global giants like Wal-Mart touching the Indian shores but still they are very small in comparison to the majority of the country which is still deprived of the basic amenities such as paani, bijli, roti, kapda and a makaan.
The times are surely changing. The importance of elections is finally getting its dues. People are really making an effort to come out of their comfortable houses in the sweltering heat to the polling booths to vote. Youth is being given a chance to lead the country with a very fresh, energetic and a dynamic outlook. Politicians like Rahul Gandhi, Sachin Pilot, and Jyotiraditya Scindia are the hope of 1 billion people of the Republic Of India. They will bring changes at the grass root level. Appoint competent and sincere and responsible people at the pivotal positions and jointly work for the betterment of the country. It’s not only government’s job. It also requires equal amount of effort on the part of the citizens. They should become responsible, they should stand for the right causes, follow the rules, sincerely and jointly work with the government in taking India to new heights. It’s definitely time to trenchantly LEAD INDIA!
According to the various surveys held across the nation in villages it was seen that the numbers of farmer suicides were increasing at a very drastic rate. Yavatmal District of Maharashtra being one of the highest suicide prone areas. Under this a major 70% suicides were due to lack of money to do farming. Factors like infrastructure, credit availability, literacy rate were very poor. Although India might have become an IT czar but the agricultural sector is still very down-trodden. Inspite of the various loan waiver programmes launched by the government, the condition of the farmers continues to be abortive, for instance the government of India launched a Rs. 30000 cr loan waiver programme in order to relieve the farmers from repaying the loans back. It not only obfuscated but in addition caused prodigal inflation to creep in the economy. The biggest reason for inefficiency and abominable state of agricultural sector is the lack of implementation of government policies, rules and regulations. Tax-Relieves, Subsidies, Annual Grants, Loans at low interest rates etc are proponent by the government each year on paper. But the effect of these policies is apocryphal because the intermediaries in the system pocket all the money and use it for their own demands. It is said that, “with great power comes great responsibility”, and that’s precisely what lacks. Bureaucrats and officials who have power in their hands use it for their own benefit and don’t feel morally responsible for their actions and the adverse effects it leaves on the society. This whole crisis is inextricable to corruption, inefficient government and illiteracy. In the interior parts of our country basic amenities of life aren’t available like food, water, electricity. The government insouciantly invests money in these areas and if at all they do they don’t reach the farmers. So the problem is much at the root level. Agrarian crisis is not only because of the government. Citizens of the country are equally responsible. When it is the time for elections, the time to choose the right people for the right places and at the right time, people prefer to sit back in their homes in order to avoid the scorching heat. This results in accentuating the corruption with intrepid nature. During the election campaigns political parties go to the interior parts and make false promises in their election manifestos. They give them money for supporting them and also give alcohol in order to get the votes. These methods are ethically, morally wrong but because the people are illiterate and are in majority they come in their trap and support them.
Financial help or credit availability is very poor in villages. Corrupt money lenders lend money to these poor farmers at very high interest rates thus increasing the risk of default on the part of the farmers. And when these farmers are unable to pay back the loans they have to part with their immovable assets like land hence adding to their misery and compelling them to commit suicides. There are very few public sector banks that are serving in these areas. So it can be seen that each and every factor is inter-related to each other and are affecting the agricultural sector.
Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata is just a fraction of the whole country in terms of the land size. So the development in these certain areas doesn’t mean that the whole country is developing and progressing. Before the recession India has touched 21000 point mark on the Sensex, there might be billions of dollars of FIIs and FDIs coming into the country, there might be global giants like Wal-Mart touching the Indian shores but still they are very small in comparison to the majority of the country which is still deprived of the basic amenities such as paani, bijli, roti, kapda and a makaan.
The times are surely changing. The importance of elections is finally getting its dues. People are really making an effort to come out of their comfortable houses in the sweltering heat to the polling booths to vote. Youth is being given a chance to lead the country with a very fresh, energetic and a dynamic outlook. Politicians like Rahul Gandhi, Sachin Pilot, and Jyotiraditya Scindia are the hope of 1 billion people of the Republic Of India. They will bring changes at the grass root level. Appoint competent and sincere and responsible people at the pivotal positions and jointly work for the betterment of the country. It’s not only government’s job. It also requires equal amount of effort on the part of the citizens. They should become responsible, they should stand for the right causes, follow the rules, sincerely and jointly work with the government in taking India to new heights. It’s definitely time to trenchantly LEAD INDIA!
This is so incredibly true that the brazen condition faced by either farmers or any other, is majorly due to the insouciance of our government. Instead of becoming so helpless, we must make sure that they work for us in the longer run.
ReplyDeleteThe sector that has more than half of the country's population employed, is tackled with such callous approach. its a shame to none other than us!