New Delhi : The government of Punjab and Haryana must re-purpose their subsidy policy towards rice and wheat
farmers to diversify the crop pattern in these green revolution states,
which are under deep stress, recommended Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (indian-council for-research-on-international-economic-relations) (ICRIER ) in a report published recently.As part of its recommendation in the report titled ‘Saving Punjab and
Haryana from Ecological Disaster: Re-aligning Agri-Food Policies’, it noted that the current subsidies should not be eliminated but repurpose for better.
Broadly, ICRIER (/topic/icrier) suggested six action points that would fit Punjab and Haryana’s purposes.
Among them, it suggested giving an upfront incentive of Rs 30,000-40,000 per hectare for non-paddy farmers by re-purposing power
subsidy by the state and fertilizer subsidy by the Centre) to alternate kharif crops.(ANI)
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