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superb article.
I do have almost exactly save views as author of article.
now i will make a narrative ”
‘” in a town you have to found 100 houses having persnonal vehicles amounting to 50 lacs at least”‘
you will found out of 100 houses based on above criterion at least 75 houses belongs to farmers ‘”
rest is self expainanarity.
Farm reform is hated by the farmers themselves. They want freebies, reservations, and loan waivers. The whole nation is blackmailed. The entire population bears the brunt of inflated food prices to keep a section of farmers happy. Congress govt made a disastrous decision to breakup farm fields and made Indian agriculture inefficient. Socialism is reinvented again and again in different ways only to end in failure. Socialist Republic of India is beyond help.
A substantial reduction in food & fertiliser subsidies would save approx. 60,000 crores annually. Solar power cooperatives exclusively for agricultural land would eliminate free power thereby dramatically improving financial health & energy needs.
Before dreaming of another agricultural revolution, India needs to study what other countries did which is mainly land reform. All the mentioned examples had some form of land reform which has always been lacking in India.
superb article.
I do have almost exactly save views as author of article.
now i will make a narrative ”
‘” in a town you have to found 100 houses having persnonal vehicles amounting to 50 lacs at least”‘
you will found out of 100 houses based on above criterion at least 75 houses belongs to farmers ‘”
rest is self expainanarity.
Power sector reform would also contribute to making Indian manufacturing globally competitive.
Farm reform is hated by the farmers themselves. They want freebies, reservations, and loan waivers. The whole nation is blackmailed. The entire population bears the brunt of inflated food prices to keep a section of farmers happy. Congress govt made a disastrous decision to breakup farm fields and made Indian agriculture inefficient. Socialism is reinvented again and again in different ways only to end in failure. Socialist Republic of India is beyond help.
Yes, Modi like most others before him will not take that risk as election victory matters more than economic growth of country.
A substantial reduction in food & fertiliser subsidies would save approx. 60,000 crores annually. Solar power cooperatives exclusively for agricultural land would eliminate free power thereby dramatically improving financial health & energy needs.
Before dreaming of another agricultural revolution, India needs to study what other countries did which is mainly land reform. All the mentioned examples had some form of land reform which has always been lacking in India.