Govt must not sacrifice rise in farm incomes at altar of short-term consumer interest | The Indian Express

Govt must not sacrifice rise in farm incomes at altar of short-term consumer interest | The Indian Express

Written by Harish Damodaran |Updated: September 30, 2019 4:24:50 pm

Govt must not sacrifice rise in farm incomes at altar of short-term consumer interest

The costs of government shortsightedness aren’t small. India, in 2018-19, exported 21.83 lakh tonnes (lt) of onions, which was a tenth of its production and valued at Rs 3,467.36 crore.

The Modi government should actually take heart from the price recovery now being seen in onion, milk or even maize, jowar, pulses and soyabean.  (Representational)

“When money is bad, people want it to be better. When it is good, they think of other things”.