The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA), a non-profit organisation representing the cause of millions of farmers and farm workers of commercial crops, has lauded the steps taken by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers .
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‘Withdraw COTPA Amendment Bill’
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AAA The proposed Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) Amendment Bill, 2020 has drawn flak from the Federation of All India Farmers’ Associations (FAIFA) on the grounds that the amendments would adversely impact legal cigarette trade while giving a huge boost to the ‘ever-growing illicit cigarette business in India’.
FAIFA, a non-profit organisation representing the cause of farmers and farm workers of commercial crops across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat etc., termed the Bill a death knell for Indian Flue-Cured Virginia tobacco growers. Foreseeing an adverse impact on legal cigarette trade in India due to the proposed amendment bill, FAIFA’s national spokesperson Yashwanth Chidipothu, in a statement, said there would be a drastic drop in tobacco grown by Indian farmers, who would lose their only source of livelihood.
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Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) General Secretary Murali Babu said that in the amendment bill all the provisions of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) are being given effect in full force and in some cases more than as required by FCTC.
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NEW DELHI: Farmers body FAIFA on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to recall the proposed bill to amend the law regarding cigarettes and other tobacco products saying it will be a death knell for Indian tobacco farmers. The proposed COTPA (Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act) Amendment Bill 2020 will provide huge boost to the ever-growing illicit cigarette business in India and will adversely impact the legal cigarette trade, FAIFA, which claims to represent farmers and farm workers of commercial crops across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Gujarat, said in a statement.
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