Govt sets up Digital Centre in Delhi to empower farmers across India
The Command Centre will show all the digital innovations being made in the field of agriculture by the ministry on a big screen.
The Command Centre will show all the digital innovations being made in the field of agriculture by the ministry on a big screen.
On March 10, the leaders gave the call for a 12 pm-to-4 pm "Rail Roko", and asked all the farmers to be a part of the event.
Of this, Rs 1.75 lakh crore was transferred to eligible farmers during the COVI-19 period alone, it said.
The farmers parked their tractors on the side of highways and demanded to exclude agriculture from the WTO agreement and implement a law to guarantee minimum support price (MSP).
The farmer leader condemned the Central Government's action against the protestors through para-military forces injuring hundreds.
Farmers have been protesting against the government's three farm laws since they were passed by the Centre in 2020 namely The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act.
These leaders are almost unanimous in saying that they will not call off their agitation, continuing for over a year, till these laws are finally junked by completing the constitutional process of taking these to Parliament.
Taking to Twitter, she said: "My heartfelt congratulations to every single farmer who fought relentlessly and were not fazed by the cruelty with which @BJP4India treated you. This is your victory...
The government brought these (farm) laws for the welfare of farmers, especially small farmers, in the interest of the agriculture sector, for a bright future of ‘gaanv-gareeb’ (village-poor), with full integrity, clear conscience and dedication towards farmers;
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that today positivity must prevail in the country
