THE FAMERS

ORDINANCE
BILL 2020!!
 AKSHAT
 19BBA1915
WHAT IS ORDINANCE??

Ordinances are laws that are promulgated by the

President of India (Indian Parliament) on the
recommendation of the Union Cabinet, which will have
the same effect as an Act of Parliament. They can only be
issued when Parliament is not in session. They enable the
Indian government to take immediate legislative action
WHAT IS FARMERS ORDINANCE
BILL 2020?
The Essential Commodities (Amendment)
Ordinance, 2020 allows the central
government to regulate the supply of
certain food items only under
extraordinary circumstances (such as war
and famine). Stock limits may be imposed
on agricultural produce only if there is a
steep price rise.
THE 3 ORDINANCE S PASSED ARE-
 1. The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce
(Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance
 Under this ordinance, the farmer can sell his finished
crops to any merchant anywhere. There will be no
compulsion to sell in APMC mandi of their own specific
area. The government is putting this forward as part of
“one nation, one market.”
 2. The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection)
Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services
 Under this ordinance, the farmer broadly signs a
contract to sell the crops on the basis of the parameters
set by his crop standards. It is believed that this may
reduce the risk of the farmer.
 3. Amendment in Essential Commodities Act 1955
 The moneylenders and businessmen used to earlier buy
crops at affordable rates and store them in large
numbers, and engage in black marketing. The
government enacted the Essential Commodities Act in
1955 to curb black marketing. But now, under the new
amendment, agricultural products like cereals, pulses,
oilseeds, edible oils and potatoes have been removed
from it.
 The condition, however, has been kept that the
ordinance will not be applicable in the event of a
national disaster or emergency
WHY ARE THE FARMERS AGAINST
THE BILL?
Farmers have expressed apprehension that once these
bills are passed, they would pave the way for
dismantling of the minimum support price (MSP)
system and leave the farming community at the
"mercy" of big corporates. The farmers added that the
proposed legislations were "corporate agriculture
bills" which were framed to suit "big corporates who
seek to dominate the Indian food and agriculture
business
WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE!
ONE SIMPLE THING

These ordinances are against the interests of farmers.

If the government wants to implement them, then it
should ensure that no purchases are made below MSP.
The government could bring in a fourth ordinance
separately to provide a clear provision that if any
agency buys the crop of the farmer below the MSP,
then legal action will be taken against it," Hooda said
in a statement.
RAJDHANI TAAN AC CH
MACHUGI,
KAIDE HOJO DILLI TAAN
JHANJHAR PAA KE
NACHUGI!

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