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Farmers representatives of Tiruchi territory person urged the State authorities to waiver the cooperative workplace loans of tiny and marginal farmers afloat and 50% of the loans of large farmers.
In a associated practice submitted to the District Collector Pratik Tayal astatine the monthly farmers grievances gathering present connected Friday, leaders of assorted farmers organisations said Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay should fulfil his predetermination promise.
Speaking astatine the meeting, R. Raja Chidambaram, State secretary, Tamizhaga Vivasayigal Sangam, said the request reflected the unanimous presumption of each farmers’ organisations. P. Ayyakannu, president, Desiya Thennidiya Nadigal Inaippu Vivasayigal Sangam, said the authorities should waive the cooperative loans of each farmers fully, without restricting it ₹75,000.
P. Viswanathan, president, Tamizhaga Eri Mattrum Attru Pasana Vivasayigal Sangam, pointed retired that Maharashtra had waived the harvest loans afloat and the Tamil Nadu authorities should bash so.
Mekedatu issue
Welcoming the solution adopted successful the Assembly connected Friday against the operation of a dam crossed the Cauvery astatine Mekedatu, R. Subramanian, lawman secretary, Cauvery Delta Farmers Association, said the Chief Minister should telephone connected the Prime Minister and impressment upon him the request to forestall Karnataka from going up with its plan.
He called for the merchandise of capable h2o successful each the 17 irrigation canals betwixt the Mettur and Kallanai, to conscionable the requirements of lasting currency crops.
Free power
Mr.Raja Chidambaram expressed interest that galore farmers, who had registered their names nether the mean seniority, were waiting for years unneurotic to get workplace powerfulness connections. “Over 11,139 farmers who had registered aft April 1, 2013 were yet to get the connections successful Tiruchi Metro Circle. Another 3,066 farmers, who had registered earlier, were inactive awaiting connections. A akin concern prevails crossed the state,” Mr. Raja Chidambaram said and called for steps to wide the backlog.
Milk price
N. Ganesan, Joint Secretary, Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Welfare Association, called upon the Collector to acceptable close the maladministration successful the Tiruchi District Cooperative Milk Producers Union (Aavin). He called upon the authorities to summation the procurement and selling terms of beverage arsenic respective members of the beverage cooperative societies were weaned distant by backstage dairies offering a overmuch higher terms than what was offered by Aavin. “Private diaries connection up to ₹45 a litre portion dairy farmers hardly get ₹35 a litre, fixed the stringent SNF (solids-non-fat) contented norms,” Mr. Ganesan said and urged the authorities to prevention Aavin from ruin.
