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LUDHIANA: In the last paddy season, farmers faced problems due to shortage of labour because of Covid-19, but this year, they have the problem of plenty. “Last year, labourers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh did not make it to Punjab due to Covid-19. So, we had to even pay Rs 6,000 per acre for the paddy transplantation. This year, there is surplus labour and so the rate has come down to Rs 3,500 per acre. Last year, many farmers had sent vehicles to get labourers from outside, but this time around farm labourers came on their own,” said Kuldeep Singh, a farmer of Jatiwal village who has around 20 acres of land. ....
Central govt proposal takes after Punjab’s amended APMC Act, but fails to better it Experts said that Centre has taken things from the state APMC Act, but it has not proposed enough changes to make the law better for farmers. December 11, 2020 10:14:57 am Police personnel use water cannons on farmers to stop them from crossing the Punjab-Haryana border during Delhi Chalo protest march against the new farm laws, near Ambala. (PTI) The amendments proposed by the Centre to the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act seem quite close to the provisions that already exist in Punjab’s amended APMC Act of 2017. ....