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Time of India
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Patwari demands MSP for tomatoes as crop rots in fields amid prices crash
Bhopal: Chief minister Mohan Yadav made a firm decision on Friday that farmers booked for stubble burning will not be paid the Chief Minister's Kisan Kalyan Scheme annual bonus of Rs 6,000 and neither will the govt buy their crops at minimum support price (MSP). As the govt hardened its stand against stubble burning, state Congress president Jitu Patwari said that the govt should provide immediate relief to farmers and stop testing their patience. Patwari said that tomato producing farmers are facing a major crisis as prices have fallen to Rs 3 to Rs 4 per kg. "Tomato producing farmers in Chhatarpur are going through a crisis. The price of tomato has fallen to Rs 3 and 4 per kg, due to which farmers are not being able to cover their cost of production. They have stopped irrigation and are now letting the ripe crop rot in the fields or feeding it to cattle. If the government investigates honestly, such a situation can also happen in many districts of Malwa, Nimar and Bundelkhand regions," the state Congress president said. He argued that this situation is not due to any natural disaster but is the result of govt indifference and policy failure. "The farmers of Chhatarpur are alive today, but their hope is dying. It is unfair that the hard-earned crop is getting destroyed and the govt remains silent. The farmer is not a beggar, he is the country's food provider. The govt will have to intervene immediately," Patwari said in a statement on Friday. Farmers grow tomatoes every year in many districts including Tikamgarh, Panna, Niwari, Damoh, Ratlam, Mandsaur and Dhar but they do not get the right market, fair price and protection, Patwari argued. "Due to lack of processing units, farmers have to sell their produce at cheap rates or destroy it. What is worrying is that the govt has neither a policy nor any price control system," the state Congress president said. Patwari demanded that the BJP govt announce minimum support price (MSP) for tomato and vegetable producers as well. He said that govt procurement centres should be opened in every district, where farmers' produce can be purchased at the minimum price. He also demanded an immediate relief package for affected farmers and compensation payments for losses incurred. "Farmers' hopes should be strengthened by setting up processing units, cold storage and food parks," Jitu Patwari said. "Long-term agricultural policy should be implemented for vegetable producing farmers in the state, so that they do not have to face the crisis of market and price every year," he added. Patwari claimed that not only tomato producers, but wheat, paddy and soybean farmers are also facing a crisis in the state. "Due to delays and technical glitches in govt procurement of wheat every year, farmers are forced to sell wheat at throwaway prices in the open market. Corruption, lack of weighing machines and interference of middlemen are common in the purchase of paddy. The market price of soybean is consistently lower than the MSP, and bonus schemes are also incomplete" Patwari maintained. "The chief minister should specify when MSP of Rs 2700 for wheat, Rs 3100 for paddy and Rs 6000 per quintal for soybean will be implemented as was promised in the BJP assembly election manifesto," he said.
The Hindu
25-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
M.P. farmers to be excluded from CM Kisan Kalyan Scheme if they resort to stubble burning
Farmers in Madhya Pradesh who engage in stubble burning will not receive benefits under the CM Kisan Kalyan Scheme and their crops will not be purchased at the minimum support price (MSP), Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said. The decision was taken on Thursday at a Revenue department review meet chaired by Mr. Yadav, who said that the guidelines would be implemented from May 1. 'The growing practice of burning crop residue (narwai) after harvest is causing severe environmental damage, including air pollution and degradation of soil quality. Burning stubble destroys essential nutrients in the soil, reducing its fertility. The State government has already banned the stubble burning. Despite this, if any farmer is found burning narwai, they will be denied the benefits under the Chief Minister Kisan Kalyan Yojana,' a government statement said, quoting Mr. Yadav. 'Additionally, their crops will not be procured at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) during the following year,' it read. The eligible farmers of the State receive monetary assistance of ₹6,000 every year from the State government as part of the Kisan Kalyan Scheme started in 2020. There are about 85 lakh farmers benefiting from the scheme as of March as per government data. Madhya Pradesh has reported the highest instances of stubble in the country in 2025 with 24,953 cases of fire reported from April 1 to 24, as per the Consortium for Research on Agroecosystem Monitoring and Modeling from Space (CREAMS), a research body of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. Against M.P.'s nearly 25,000 cases, the second ranked Uttar Pradesh has reported 6,895 instances of residue burning, followed by Haryana, Punjab, and Delhi. Authorities in Madhya Pradesh have been keeping a vigil to reduce the numbers with farmers being fined and booked across the State. Indore District Collector said that 102 farmers had been booked in a single day on April 16 while penalties amounting to ₹3.09 lakh had been imposed across the district.
Hindustan Times
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Farmers burning stubble won't get ₹6,000 benefit, can't sell at MSP: Mohan Yadav
BHOPAL: Farmers in Madhya Pradesh will lose the annual ₹6,000 assistance under the Chief Minister Kisan Kalyan Scheme and won't be able to sell their produce to the government at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) if they are booked for stubble burning, chief minister Mohan Yadav has said. The decision will come into effect from May 1, the chief minister said at a meeting to review the functioning of the revenue department on Thursday. The move comes after the state recorded a sharp increase in stubble burning cases in the country after the wheat harvest. Madhya Pradesh has recorded the highest number of crop residue burning cases, followed by Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab. Till April 24, Madhya Pradesh has reported 24,953 instances of crop residue burning, according to government data. Also Read: Madhya Pradesh tops in wheat stubble burning; ₹25 lakh fined, 50 FIRs filed 'Madhya Pradesh is mainly an agricultural state. The growing practice of burning crop residue after harvest causes severe environmental damage, including air pollution and degradation of soil quality. Stubble burning destroys essential nutrients in the soil and reduces its fertility,' he said at Thursday's meeting, according to a statement issued by the government's information and publicity department. 'The state government has banned the burning of crop residue under prohibitory order and action under section 19(5) of the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 but farmers continue to do so. Now, we have decided to deny the annual benefits of ₹6,000 under the Chief Minister Kisan Kalyan Scheme. Their crops will not be procured at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) during the following year,' the chief minister added. So far, over 80 farmers have been booked for stubble burning this year and a fine of over ₹40 lakh has been imposed in this connection. Also Read: A State-driven solutionto crop stubble menace Revenue department principal secretary Vivek Porwal said discussions on how to implement the decision are underway. Farmers associations said this was unfair and they will stage protests if the government implements the decision. 'In the absence of the availability of machines for removing crop residue, how will farmers get rid of it and prepare the farm for the next crop? On one side, the government claims that farmers are sowing three crops due to availability of water and on the other they are not allowing farmers to prepare their field for it,' farm leader Anil Yadav said.
