HE FARMER8 TRODUCE

TRADE AND COMMERCE

(PROMOTONn AND FACILITATION
BILL,2020

Chtation: Act No. 21 o a040

Texritonal rtent India

ttroduced n Lok Sabha. on

Lok Sabha: The B i was

passed n Lok Sabha an

14 Septmber 2020,
17 September 2020.

Rajya Sabha: It was passed in Rojya Sabha on 20 September

2020.
Necaiued Austdantlal Asknt
PMastlerthl Assent: Thi Biy
2020.
an 24 Spimber

Introducucd By: Ministár Agricuttune and farmiS

Tovnar
Welyara, Nanendra Singh
 ntnoduction
On larrcheal fanrwua tarm B i
the Kucently
biuls Aaue ben posscd by Lhu
&Ro, tnee
ot bhtnoduei
antéaunt alming
Snalian decor u
the agntuttural
n
Kefenmru be mderstoood
mdersoood
hetorms
Can tnly
mpontance
he poputation
hat ouen 607.
aen consedenin brdusty,
hi
his
the aguicullve Brdustoy
uonks ta
tha
cortnebrde
to abeut
abou 187, &
187.
Sectors also
bome
ace oame
face
h e bitls uunmntly
GDP
Conntrys the trouses.
a both
re position
bjecdiorn by protasts
to ntrsidyne
haue also Lea
h e bitls Haryar
ike nyb, Haryana
unjab,
anmeNs
in stat
Arades despite CovID-19.
arnd adhya
 On 5 Jun 2020, the Fanmarts Produc
1.Backaound:
Commnee (Aromdion and Fociltatior
Trade and ha
Cnoliraneu, 2020
was pomutgatad by
Union abinet
todu
2 Act-t pemits ntna and inten-stata
t physical premiis e
fanumuis beyord Market Comitae (APM)
Agwiuutural Poduce retiyka under
mankets
ana other
mankets

the s t a u APMC Acts

sotd a t rotilled
eviously, farm prooduce
was

hu
uholesale mankets, o r randis, run
by
Aoduce Manketing lommittes
Fo00 Agriculural
7000
CAPMC) in na

Eash
Each APMC had icensed
middlemen eeho would
from farmans- at priacs set by atuction-
buy ike
i n s t i t t i o n a l hiuuyers
o
befone &eting
traodrs.
Nelailens andl big

3 The hange:
- NEW SySTEM- Famens can ellminate middleman
anolU to netittional buyos a t pices
uinctly
hetweer hum.
to be agund
nannied this exposes
-
Howeuer, farmen's aupi:aNe
m o r e bargainin
Wum conporats asho hauu
pouseh ana esouncus than dmall onnajinal fanma
 e s Uan two hedares al
85. faNmer oun

larra piult for ther to nagotiab dinsety

uulth dcale uycM.
large-

4 Provisions

a)Trade oof
4) Trade Fanmer's rvduce The Act allous
the fot
traole anea such au farm
to trade in autzide anod
ano so on.
Cold storages soar
9atts, factonyy ramises, APMC
be done thi
l coutd only
Preuiously,
yands a Mandls.

hannets- tacilLhtes Lueratiue

6)Allennatiu Troding
vla alternadiue traoling
pMites fon the Aarrens intva s t a
barnler- free
to pomota
CAannels
agiuulture poduc.
trada
and btern- s t a t e
he
raoing-Addztionally,
i allows
e)Electkeonic pmduce
schedulédfanmen

electtonic trattg a sate

unden any
negulatea
pvduce u i talo
al
agicultural
roode
rade aNLa
anea.
uill
in the qpecifiza
APMC Act) online hua
anad selling
uiact ard
facititat via etnctronic
etctroie

ognicutural
producr via
Bthe
e itrnat.

oleuices and t h
Stat
per the Act, the
o Manket Fee Abolished- As
an
Grouexnrrents ane pohieitiol from buyirg
on fanmons,
traoders Vand ibctonie
a r Cess
manket fee produce in a n
tradig fanmar3
trullng platfowra for uutside tade ana'
 e)One
C)One mdias One 4gi cutture Markat- hu B/ basia
alms at cmeatira atdt'Abnal
traatig ppertintes
autrde he temc mankt yards to holp farmet
addibiorral
Nemnnemuneatiu prites
auu dob
Conpetiton
his u i upplmert the eristing MSP procuumeE
systen uhcth s providing stahle
neonte

fanmers.
mui meict certains faue she na CHeali
n e ndia, One Agriculhre Market and luilt
han vests
ay thu foundaion for ensuring golder

for e u r hara wortirg farurt

6 tarmeres Objections
mand' uid laad o ultimate2|
- Altorrati private
exiting APMC mandi'
etosure
privdt markeE
-
No tax

qengruphic
estrictbns SraU anmrs
Rmoval a
to avail jpotantiall kortr
find uiicutt
may hicause a
koecause o
markutE fuvher auway
prices a dtorbge.
Censtrabis an frauel anol

t sel
P s t t i c t o on farmers
-Jrue oas no

LUseuohera earlies t o .
2. THE faRmck MooeRMeriT Apib oTecrlen
HGRECMeNT OF Pate AssuenNce

AD FaRM SeRv1Ce S AT 2020

FeeToRES
t pro vde ser niona e o r
on
a Mins areeents tha pejects
MpoesaeS t enéabe i 1
3gbos.ness prece Proce ssosS , hole sajers,

xpoes eless a
sevces

BENeFTS
1 evel Plaxn fteld
Ahe le sis latien
ne
l empode
or en6aSin coh
or psocessors, ohelesalers
eoholesaleas, lase seiaile«s,
exposerS , on level
plannin&qield
er
erploial'en.
 ansde hes
to anse e ih
Maket unpe dicabi*4 dso he 4ae
he 8ponsor 2nd asoenable he
eessode en echnoloY d
belex

Tnaes inemedr aries :

faers tollnéae
ndirect Mahe lin6 1hexeby enan
nte e edisies Tesul-
ealafen poice

Atacs pva seetor

This lesislaton a S

a1a ae paivae sectr

inves Men dboildina Soppl chains

&upp ndan dar prodo t

ie na andlba akels, and in i tola
indrasoro
 3. srN11 oMMoDI Tls 1
AMENDMe HIS
(19.55)

has betoM &oplos in M

d e s bo as hav beer
Unable
belles Pries doe
ese old sa poestng po«

The impeson 4he tusbs on soekina

paodoce andesolaf'on 1h
pes coMMdes, , unes Csenf'a)

CoMmod:es (ce) * se43

enoe prentyaialp1
espongi ble d less

and thos less invesmen a*sseto

Bencfs of AMeNDMeNS

.. he 2Mendme eold drre golae the toMMOd

cexeals, dble ols, olseeds,

Pulses ono9 2nd
poiptoes help
lessen he
he e*S poivaje nvesios
inierdeente tn 1heis
ex e s s ve
lao
bosness per3s.

. co1 help orive in ves Me

nt
e ol SosaSes and Modernaon
he oo sopP ehaig.
 4hy
hy ther d i n fanmens ejectrol the
Central gouunnmurt 3 pneposali
Cndaal 6ounnmunl taposea hat he naspectiu
oss on tu
State youenmunt Can leuy
Pvate mandis.

he praposal ws ejecte by beanmeva a4 Th

mandis aloha|
belitre taat the cKeator af prdvat
busires
vill vetveagnicuttrL
uith APMC
mandts, enlir
gouervmevt o L e r r e r d

touara pplvate APMCs. sa

and
antets, irmediary systems
uiil aentake mark
escult,
t , b
bg teporate houses
at bcidenal ates.
farnu preauc
eneby proausiba
r a t the ourmed maydela
eiteue
The farmens
zhu cae pdg}, tivenirg
the pro wmement Cas and e d u n d a n t .
0
marhuts beyeciert
the
the puli

euul
batral Go rert praposol that they
unittin assuurtnce tor the conttauation
exitir MSP ysinn.
the
- Jhe peposal usas nejectd bythe fanmar as thy

ketieuL that the veuo

Farm Lauos 2020 are
brelpht
hus, hey a danmanolir
dlonnanora
PMCs,
to d i s m a n t e
MSP tan moiafom all
Copruhensiue
At on

utw t a t a unctlbr assvrane

ane e
Thy
Craps.hay
Croaps.
ren L lnion tounnment
å rata legalL
decuirt gnd holols no guranlie.
 wil
Centreal Grorcnrurt foneypased hat hy
to r e g i s a l a o l v u
olct he State ouernmvrde

oNdek to negulatu them.

a s the
Uhe moposal uwas najectro by v e farmrs
b
no provoionn
t a m LawS
2020 raut
O

ru Lw, any
the thadvrs. As por
agalate hu
Can p r o u r L
grainsro
PAN Cardholdo
and hoarel
he fa
at xshfeul prices lontral
auKits
hat the Cntral
hetiue
anrns
produa Jhe tto
ake
take esponsibilit
Hespensibilit
ls not maaoly
SroueRnmert
as bey
v a n t thu S
ise
6 ha ngairg
to nageuteia
he a d v r s .
Srovernment

hat urdee the

Govennment fwopokod
Certreal u ra
rit r au h
h e
uui
farmans
faming lauw,
Centract
be c o u r t ard thelr-
toahooach
alterraive
loan u u i f be ziu
as r0
be aJe by
and uil! and
ther bulladings
lanal
an fanercs

moe
as
the fawmers
a0as rajecád by
h e pKoposall exaneplas
farumir has may
-

ontrat' comaries makig arrousvarbus

the history makrg
the conyhnies
nonhymnt by o r eg- yn ugarase
Sulbs andar
podue.
ercuses ttke cases
y
wee hula jon yerNs; rany
produce paymvts uuinstd ctiyfoorquali
haue bon
nonprouramert
do not haue
Anivr uhe faumuns nto a dept trap. hts, fanrns
o kepay hu loans and haut noeption t l)lase i rlands
 Analyis f actests and
M&uus elated to fam Bl aoao
hesert deraio -
most favmeu ave tonvincao
not
he trwble that
their
h u t pre carttf
precarty
that
assurancs and ean
ythe escult t h L changea.
as a
uiil ncreas
a t be aatra
leadens kaue irted eutt
FanmeT Contrens

adlress
thir pecie
has Heluseo to ane conana
ruuw tauss,
uehich buy
the erploitadia
Hegardin
bn the fiae af
to helplos
Hendre
uily
mantet forces.
t b e face He potntial erol
e heant oue ment
a tu

and u r a n t r g
t r e MSP

produce farnerS
allouos famers
achitchvee

Jhe nuo hgal

meir productG
n th
theoy
in sluing
choias hiir prodiae.|
more

national
marteE for
cheatrs a
anad
unlens a N e
monw
on a
500 fannen'
-Moe a n awavmerApom
mensfpom
Jhousards
agitation.
path
statis, stoppea by hu poltce on

he reighbourirg
nt seural paints
heir uay to Klh2, anL aepirg
 aNcure he ratioral capial.
moue o a destgrana
nefussa to
-Uhuy haue COnter fer àlhk4
ste, a conditon
et y
aggnavatea s orgral mishku|
he aorlen ras
lavs
wtthout avie
avtthout wiol
thess
rogh
eushing
pelitical
C o n s r s u s

b
and
Consiltalion artttud Ceitoss.

tarirg wrrodeatening
takinrg Naenaa todl saia
er

minisi
Heeme
stbads brefef pone
that farmurs wet s me.
e truw.
Sunday and
his
be
uuet
e a s i n e s

mew
heor tcale
manket toula V
morepoly at
he ea e eictercy ,
but
pwcunemert

lead to
r r e

hda foac
been the
backbonu
f
MSP has

Secwniti
eaegece.
dlrmartlirg the
ead to
a

farderens fear
m
lauas
he seystemm,
he
Mandt ontrats
a n d the n
MSP ttllrevoay
rave
ueil
tat hy
mtith lvada b yens.

n he seyste
eeiating d ysten
hr ana loapholes
eprms is
strole
and t h e
tase for
 ifiutine atead Camrot be
ms
a ea
a su
n N
tlss carwo bc.
t Kallneading a Maft a
he wway f e n u n r a zurartee
uratee
a
layalatirg e c
c v
o in
m .n
vi ccced
d
o
e cnten è qen famans
ttecta
e
MSP,
at
pOaKeoent

ruwe
lauos
he
acapt te
also Messirg
a l o pmESsirr9
for
ane E l e c t n t C t e yl
(A m
Am arr
es admr
m een
ntt
anners tlecdrtitey
4gttading popexl
dbstdesea
tutltharasl

fcavor
tuil r d
2020,
G
electnteity r to
takun ürto
muust be
market facors agriculteure
Secor
ulhile
cexrtks
any mtënest a
q he
ccrstderation,

an aguit brlim S

or o r

hira accwicnt

sumen,Ana
iust

odetcons
anad con affener
the
he
nvtronment factrs
acnos

nun

Kegions r a t unfoundaf
h e 2ppnehenion q fanmes dne h
eellr
r
uiin
qoueNrmrerrt
to
the out
-
he on
cnus
on
mact
uncondifonallu

Ut must ustta to
urAtÁetically
Celitence.
and
to t#h faxmurs
a
chisie
Ckisi.s by
eeipitate
hem anal ret
hia AandednLss ,
 ONCLUS1 ON

les'staten bascall
he aoove Mentiened pnies

adaeal
reatin
ers
ouside the APM y2he aeds t
STeunerafive pres dor 4 addona
compete

MinmoM
ohe les'slafon ecs he
None the MSP is
39

Soppor ice n w
as
la
adinst afive decisn ne

3. ricolfore Predoee d Maht CoMMte e

APMC) o sill be avalable 3 a

choice t sell their ptedocds.

he sale lezse e gamers

and s totallz pYohi bed
aers land s as proieefed 5ins

a se cover