dear mr vasudevan, how naive can you get. the issue has to be seen in broader sense. agroculture is surely the backbone of our country annd it has to be nurtured to meet the needs of the nation. but nutring it by waiving oans of Rs 60K crores is not THE way. You mention about natural calamities. What you need to think is why cant these farmers be provided with better technology. Do you know that IN Taiwan an acre of land produces about 75 bags of of rice (100kgs) whereas we in India get about 35 to 40 max with great difficulty. what was the necessity for sending high profile ministers going abroad to study various agricultural practices abroad. the govt could have sent technocrats. help farmers with technology, better seeds andn help them on long run. NOT WAIVING LOANS WHICH IS SHORT TERM AND WILL ONLY MAKE THEM TAKE MORE LOANS. ANDN WE END UP PAYING THOSE WRITTEN OFF LOANS AS TAXES IN SOME OTHER WAY.
