With victory in his pocket, what should PM Narendra Modi deliver to the nation? | The Indian Express

With victory in his pocket, what should PM Narendra Modi deliver to the nation? | The Indian Express

Written by Ashok Gulati |Updated: May 27, 2019 9:33:00 am

The writer is chair professor for agriculture at ICRIER. Views are personal

With victory in his pocket, what should PM Narendra Modi deliver to the nation?

Agri-marketing reforms should be the top priority in the government’s agriculture agenda. Three years have passed and one does not see any acceleration in farmers’ incomes compared to the trend line of 3.7 per cent during 2002-03 to 2015-16.

We focus here on the agri-food sector and discuss agri-marketing, a low-hanging fruit. (Illustration by C R Sasikumar)

Kudos to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and their battery of dedicated karyakartas (party workers) for the BJP’s historic victory in the Lok Sabha elections. Despite a few intemperate speeches during the campaign, the elections, on the whole, make us feel proud of our democracy.