RE:Very good move by the FM
by Telveer on Feb 29, 2008 09:43 PM Permalink
Unfortunately, most of the so called marginal and small farmers turn out to be rich benami landlords and agriculture land owners who took agriculture loans and invested them somewhere else. My brother-in-law is a rural Bank officer and he tells me how these loans are abused with active connivance of politicians, local leaders and corrupt bank employees. There is very little anyone can do to control this corruption. If the Govt. really wants to help poor farmers, they should get free seeds, subsidised machinery, free soil testing, free education and counselling, free fertilizer, free pesticides and such. Forgiving loans is just a cheap election gimmick.
RE:Very good move by the FM
by M Kisan on Mar 01, 2008 08:50 AM Permalink
...(subsidies) and better marketing facilities and prices for the farm produce. Talveer, you have somewhat rightly said it. It was necessary but it is obviously not enough. Also most of this 60k Crores will end up with the lenders and the red tape, with hardly any thing left on the positive side for the really poor and hardworking farmer. What will happen in next 4-5 yrs... The repeat of the same story. Surely, most people have already recognized that as an election gimmick
RE:Very good move by the FM
by polle kande on Feb 29, 2008 09:53 PM Permalink
What should we do after next 5 year, when same numbners of farmers were waiting for another load waive off, more suicides. May be many proxy farmers will think it as good way of getting more money and then kill some poor guy and take money from his name. Any cross checks for avoide fraud and such freebi expectations
