Lok Sabha passes two agriculture bills; Tomar assures MSP mechanism will continue for farmers
New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The Lok Sabha has passed the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 with Voice Vote.
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in his reply after the discussion on the two bills said that the Centre is committed to protect the rights of farmers and has taken series of reformative measures to strengthen the agrarian economy. He said the government raised the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of farm produce in the country by 1.5 times in consonance with the report of Swaminathan Commission.
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