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Karnataka State Farmers’ Organisations Federation president Kurubur Shanthakumar connected Friday expressed disappointment with the State Budget presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, stating that it fails to supply factual plans to code the problems faced by farmers.
In a statement, helium said Karnataka presently ranks 2nd successful the state successful presumption of husbandman suicides, yet the fund does not see immoderate effectual schemes to forestall specified tragedies. Due to expanding hardship successful agriculture, farmers’ children are losing involvement successful farming and are migrating successful hunt of different employment opportunities, helium said.
He pointed retired that young men from farming families are facing trouble successful uncovering brides, which has go a superior societal issue. The authorities has not announced immoderate broad plans to tackle these challenges, which could further weaken the agriculture sector, helium opined.
However, helium acknowledged that immoderate announcements successful the fund were encouraging. For instance, the program to found retention facilities for horticultural nutrient successful Davanagere and Vijayapura districts, the absorption connected the sericulture sector, and the ₹20 summation successful the proscription subsidy for silkworm cocoons could payment farmers.
The strategy to supply loans worthy ₹38,000 crore astatine zero involvement to 30 lakh farmers is an existing strategy and not a caller initiative, helium claimed.
A 25% subsidy for the acquisition of cows and buffaloes would connection immoderate enactment to the dairy sector, the husbandman person said, portion welcoming the enlargement of Sri Jayadeva Hospital successful Mysuru for the payment of bosom patients.
