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#Punjab #Farmers were encouraged to shift away from #bajra #pulses #oilseeds #chana & enter #wheat-#paddy cycle by a assured price mechanism policy; why not assure MSP for #pulses to Punjab farmers, which can cut 16,627 crore imports, reduce paddy acreage & paddy #straw ?
An example to show, how the shift from pulses in Punjab happened.
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In 1960-61, #pulses acreage in #Punjab was 9.03 lakh hectares with production of 7.09 lakh ton, but; in 2018-19 Kharif, it dropped to 7500 hectares with a production of 6200 tons
The per kg cost of pulse import increased from Rs 16.88 in 2006-07 to Rs 42.80 in 2016-17 (rise of 10%/year). If India were to continue to import large quantities of pulses, the unit cost of such imports is to increase for sure. Why not encourage Punjab farmers to grow pulses ?
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#Punjab had 2 resources, water & good soil.

The much famed #GreenRevolution messed it up.

#Farmers were encouraged to shift away from #bajra #pulses #oilseeds #chana & enter into #wheat-#paddy cycle.

For many years, Min Support Prices, assured a decent #income.

&, Now
An example to show, how the shift from other crops happened over the years
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In 1960-61, total area under #pulses in #Punjab was 9.03 lakh Ha with production of 7.09 lakh ton, but; in 2016-17, it dropped to 14800 Ha with production of 12,600 ton.
73% irrigation in #Punjab is done by #Tubewells

No of Tubewells:-

Early 60's=50,000
2005=11.80 Lakh
2012=12 Lakh
2021=14.5 lakh

Total Blocks=138
Over-Exploited=110

👉Avg yearly rate of fall in #GroundWater= .49 meter
👉CGWB claims that Punjab will become a desert in 25 years.
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#Sensex@36000+ for 1st time since 11thMarch

Rupee/$ 75.01,best since 27th March

#BajajAuto sales@2.78Lakh units, for June,up 119% MoM

#GST revenues for June,90917Cr

#AxisBank to raise $2bn from PEs

RBI commences 30000Cr special liquidity scheme for NBFCs&HFCs
#GreenShoots
#HeroMotoCorp,world's largest wheeler company,sold 4.5 lakh units in June 2020

This is a massive 302% growth over 1.12 lakh units,despatched in May 2020

This stellar performance came,in midst of a raging pandemic

Leftists& #Twitternomists, quiet😑

#GreenShoots #Modinomics💪
#UPI transactions in June hit all time high of 1.34 billion in terms of volume,Vs 1.23 bn in May2020

Value of June transactions was Rs 2.62 lakhCr,as per #NPCI data,Vs 2.18 lakh Cr in May

Huge surge in UPI trades,big vindication of #Demonetisation& #DigitalIndia

#GreenShoots
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