Dr Arvind Virmani (Phd) Profile picture
Member, NITI Aayog (member-niti@gov.in), Author (2005) of "Tripolar World: USA, China & India" & Founder Chairman(2018-22), EGROW Foundation

Sep 20, 2020, 7 tweets

This is a #revolutionary #reform of the #agriculture #sector, which will help farmers and hurt middle men & their political partners who share in monopoly rents. I have observed hints of this rent seeking in decision process of the Committee of Secretaries on prices!

2/ru Don't let vested interests mislead u by red herring of Usery (which is banned since 1918). That's a separate issue which was addressed by bank nationalization, DFIs, setting up of NBFCs and the proliferation of micro finance institutions(MFIs bankbazaar.com/personal-loan/… )

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4/ru #MSP Minimum Support Price concept was devised for situation in which Market Supply was so in excess of Demand that market price fell below min defined by operational cost of production(Co). A govt agency would buy produce at P=Co at its centers. New laws doesn't change this

5/ru Agriculture was one of the Key reforms mentioned in, "Sustaining Employment and Equitable Growth: Policies For Structural Transformation Of The Indian Economy,” Working Paper No. 3/2006-PC, Planning Commission, March 2006. planningcommission.nic.in/reports/wrkpap… , planningcommission.nic.in/reports/wrkpap….

7/ru #APMC 👎🏼 #Competition 👍🏼, 👏👏👏

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