The Delhi Government on Monday said that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders will interact with farmers on Swaminathan Committee Report on Tuesday.
Development Minister Gopal Rai Gopal Rai will preside over the conference with the farmers. Various issues pertaining to reasonable weighted cost of production and to suggest at separate Maximum Support Price (MSP) for Delhi farmers will be discussed.
Incidentally, last year in December, AAP Government had formed an expert committee comprising of a senior scientist from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), farmers’ representatives and officers of the Agriculture Department for drafting the Agricultural Policy for Delhi.
According to Delhi Government spokesperson, the committee has deliberated upon various issues pertaining to Agriculture in Delhi.
“One of the important issues before the Committee was to give recommendations on separate Minimum Support Price (MSP), 50 per cent more than the weighted cost of production taking into the consideration the recommendations of the Swaminathan Committee Report on farmers,” stated Government’s release.
A committee of officers of Agricultural Unit was constituted for the purpose of calculating the cost of cultivation of wheat, paddy and mustard crop of Delhi.
“The Committee has worked out the cost of production and is in the process of calculating the average cost of production,” the official said.
The members of committee constituted for drafting Agricultural Policy, farmers and other stake holders and officers of Agricultural Department of Odisha and Telangana Government have also been invited in this brain storming session. Final decision will be arrived at after further consultations with all stakeholders.