Should Agricultural Subsidies be stopped?

Hello friends.

Here we are talking about the subsidies provided to the farmers.

Technically it should not be stopped because our country's economy is dependent on the agriculture and also, our country is said to be a land of fields.

Here, more than half of the population is farmer and being an Indian, we should think of them. This subsidy is provided to them so that they can take care of their fields and can get better facilities.

BUT what happens in India is that the thing do never reach to them, who are actually have right of that thing. That is also true in the case of subsidies.

The real amount don't reach to the farmers and instead of them, the middle persons (politicians and those who are involving in providing the subsidies) get the profit of that.

Providing subsidies will be helpful only if it reaches to the right hands which cannot be happen in India.

Therefore I would say that subsidies should be stopped because by providing these subsidies we are actually help the politicians to enjoy the subsidy and our farmers are suffering because of them.

We all know that in our India most of the peoples were farmers and high production was there in our India. But now a days people is not interested in agriculture field. The government gives many subsidies and helpful things for farmers but the things is not getting to them because the government offices and panjayath offices are disturbing the by asking many proofs and asking money. Therefor we people and government should understand these things and must do something to overcome this problems.

More than 70% people of our country is serving in agriculture in various form. GDP of our country was contributed by agriculture with more than 50% contribution 50 years ago and today this contribution is declined to less than 14% of overall GDP, where % of population serving in agriculture sector declined by 5-6 % only.

Status of agriculture did not grow with other sectors like others. The Govt must provide subsidized seeds, fertilizers and essentials that motivate them to produce grains happily and prevent misplaces of subsidies provided to needy.

Hello, friends.

According to me, agriculture subsidy should not be stopped because many of Indian carrier is agriculture than we think about don't stop farmer subsidy in India government give subsidy to new business then why stopped agriculture's subsidy. And our economy also depends on agricultural.

I think subsidies at the moment for Indian farmers is a must. But, again selective subsidies is the need of the hour. The government has to distinguish between rich and poor farmers, with benefits of subsidies reaching the deserving poor farmers. This will serve a two pronged purpose-reducing both inequalities and strain on government finances. However, the long term vision of India should be to make each farmer economically independent and to away with subsidies altogether.

Thanks to everyone for reading.

Hi,

Its necessary to keep the farmers occupied with agriculture as India, with its burgeoning population, needs food sufficiency on a long term basis. However, agriculture is not a lucrative occupation in India. Ask farmers' children and their answer is straight : they do not want to engage in agriculture.

Hence, it is necessary to keep this sector subsidised. There are challenges in dispensing subsidies to this sector. But the short cut which govt is trying to adopt by dispensing subsidies in cash will not have the desired impact. Here, govt may be able to dispense subsidies but it may not be a step towards increasing productivity.

One more point I would like people to dwell on is : How Agreement On Agriculture of WTO, signed by India, will impact India's food security policy. I have read reports which suggest that India will have to bear heavy penalty if its subsidy crosses 10%.

Govt should give importance to the agriculture sector because most of the population of India is engaged in agriculture sector so, government should be subsidies the agricultural input like fertiliser, seeds, irrigation and electricity.

Since agriculture is backbone of India there is a need for supporting farmers by some way. So according to my view agricultural subsidies are one of the good method which give help to the farmers when he is in problem. But the main problem in this system is the subsidies are not reaching to poor farmers, only rich peoples are getting the advantage of these policies. There should be nationwide campaign to make aware about subsidies in illiterate farmers and correct person should get advantage.

Agriculture subsidy should not be stopped but the agriculture policy, implementation process and budget allocation should be revised. Owing to rigid implementation process most of the farmers special small, marginal and women farmers are deprived of the goverment schemes and programmes. For example, As you know, women are working longer hour in agriculture field from transplanting to post harvesting management but only 5% of women having landholding (Pata) remaining 95% of women farmers have no Pata. Due to nonavailability of Pata, they are deprived of the credit facility and also other government schemes and programmes.

It should not be stopped, as it is the only way through government can help to farmers to get their startups. Financial problems of the farmers are the only root cause problem. If the government is helping in that then farmers will definitely show their willing power to set their startups and after that, they can flourish their business in a good manner and will help to the country to raise its GDP.