Food security and Agricultural subsidy

          Present time all countries governments giving agricultural subsidies on various type of agri inputs and purchase of ready crops. Mostly governments are giving subsidies on fertilisers, seeds, interest of loan amount, agri tools, electricity and diesel etc. These subsidies reason to support farmers, agri labours to stay in this employment and food requirements of country can be fulfilled. 

       Second when crops become ready for market sell then a minimum support price is announced by governments for various crops. Minimum support price where government buy agri products from farmers. Government use these products for public distribution system to fulfil marginal & poor people food requirements on subsidies rates.

           Present time this system have many leakages. Nearly 20% products become waste due to unproper storage system. Many time people are forced to buy these waste and unhealthy products in public distribution system. Government should change these system. Need to establish proper storage infrastructure near agri land or agri market. Need to change subsidies system on agri inputs.  

        Government should apply indirect tax subsidy on agri inputs and remove price lowering subsidies on fertilisers, electricity etc. Quality of food grains of wheat and rice is not good so provide flexibility to marginal PDS card holders people to purchase products from market and government will pay cash to seller of the food grains. Many time people want to eat only wheat or only rice but people want to eat all types of food grains time to time for their requirements of nutritions and interest of buying. 

     Ultimately government need to give a comfortable room to people to buy their needs for food grains. Government should provide a living standards for family welfare. 

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